Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2026-28971
The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, visionOS 26.5. A malicious iframe may use another website’s download settings.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Apple iOS And Ipados — versions 0
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions 0
- Apple Safari — versions 0
- Apple Visionos — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/127110 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/127115 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/127120 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/127121
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-28971?
- CVE-2026-28971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames (Clickjacking). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-28971?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.