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CVE-2026-28985

Published: May 11, 2026Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-476
NVD MITRE
6.2CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 94.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5. An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected Products

iOS and iPadOSApple
EmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
macOSApple
On-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
tvOSApple
EmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
ipadosapple
EmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
iphone osapple
EmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
applecommercialUSMobile Appsaka apple inc., apple computer
and 2 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Impact
Initial Access
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References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127118
support.apple.com

Timeline

Published
May 11, 2026
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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