CVE-2026-28995CWE-269privilege-escalation

CVE-2026-28995

High · published May 12, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00153 · 4.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-05-12T01:18Z
Affected products (8)
ProductVersionsFixed in
apple/ipados< 18.7.918.7.9
apple/ipados≥ 26.0, < 26.526.5
apple/iphone_os< 18.7.918.7.9
apple/iphone_os≥ 26.0, < 26.526.5
apple/macos≥ 26.0, < 26.526.5
apple/tvos< 26.526.5
apple/visionos< 26.526.5
apple/watchos< 26.526.5
References (8)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/127111 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/127118 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/127119 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/127120 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 MAY 20:08Z
    A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions
    cvelistv5