CVE-2026-28918 | BDVDB-2026-331996 Detail

AppleiOS and iPadOS

Description#

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Parsing a maliciously crafted file may lead to an unexpected app termination.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-05-11Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-05-12Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-05-11
Last modified: 2026-05-12

Vendor information

Vendor: Apple
Product: iOS and iPadOS

All Apple vulnerabilities

Score

6.5 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 42.2.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Memory Corruption

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 26.5
Fixed
26.5

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

6.5 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	None
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).