What is CVE-2026-28909?

CVE-2026-28909 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Container, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-30.

How severe is CVE-2026-28909?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Container

CVE-2026-28909

Users who connect to malicious registries with hostnames matching the bypass patterns will have their registry credentials exposed in plaintext. This issue is fixed in container version 0.12.3.

EPSS: 0.000 (12.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Container
Apple Macos — versions 0.12.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

product-security@apple.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-28909?: CVE-2026-28909 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Container, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-30.
How severe is CVE-2026-28909?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.