CVE-2026-28959
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · Buffer overflow
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, 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. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127111Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127117Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127118Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127119Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127120Advisory