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CVE-2026-28990

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 43rd percentile. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.17.5HighEPSS percentile43rd0.5% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix5 products4 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

NVD CVE.org

What to do

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  • Apple iOS and iPadOSAffected: < 18.7.10Upgrade to: 18.7.10Affected: < 26.5Upgrade to: 26.5Stated by: CVE record
  • Apple macOSAffected: < 14.8.7Upgrade to: 14.8.7Affected: < 15.7.7Upgrade to: 15.7.7Affected: < 26.5Upgrade to: 26.5Stated by: CVE record
  • Apple tvOSAffected: < 26.5Upgrade to: 26.5Stated by: CVE record
  • Apple visionOSAffected: < 26.5Upgrade to: 26.5Stated by: CVE record
  • Apple watchOSAffected: < 26.5Upgrade to: 26.5Stated by: CVE record

Versions as the sources state them. 1 more product has version data. Full version matrix after sign-in

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What it is

From the CVE record

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing a maliciously crafted image may corrupt process memory.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS43rd
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 43rd percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

8 events over 98 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availablerecord updated
  2. OpenVAS check added
  3. Patch availablerecord updated
  4. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Scored 7.5 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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In the news

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