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CVE-2026-28992· NVD / CVE Program· CNA apple

A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking.

A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. 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 attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.

MediumCVSS 4.7 · v3.1—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
May 11, 2026
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 1th percentile
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Action score

18

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
18 / 40 · 4.7 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
appleipados
appleiphone os
applemacos
appletvos
applevisionos
applewatchos

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apple ipadosbefore 18.7.9
  • apple ipados26.0 and later · before 26.5
  • apple iphone osbefore 18.7.9
  • apple iphone os26.0 and later · before 26.5
  • apple macos14.0 and later · before 14.8.7
  • apple macos15.0 and later · before 15.7.7
  • apple macos26.0 and later · before 26.5
  • apple tvosbefore 26.5
  • apple visionosbefore 26.5
  • apple watchosbefore 26.5

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apple). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS

    • before 18.7.9affected
    • before 26.5affected
  • Apple macOS

    • before 14.8.7affected
    • before 15.7.7affected
    • before 26.5affected
  • Apple tvOS

    • before 26.5affected
  • Apple visionOS

    • before 26.5affected
  • Apple watchOS

    • before 26.5affected

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    84Now
  • CVE-2025-43300An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.KEV
    80Now
  • CVE-2023-41064A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.KEV
    77This week
  • CVE-2023-32434An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.KEV
    76This week
  • CVE-2025-24085A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.KEV
    75This week
  • CVE-2023-41993The issue was addressed with improved checks.KEV
    72This week

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×2

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:162026-02-14
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02026-07-10

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoC-87 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+142 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-4380577 days apartA race condition was addressed with improved state handling.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-6472077 days apartA race condition was addressed with improved state handling.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-2067789 days apartA race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2026-65415126 days apartA race condition was addressed with additional validation.
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2026-84507126 days apartA race condition was addressed with improved state handling.
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2026-84607126 days apartA race condition was addressed with improved state management.
    31Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

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