Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2026-28986
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. 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, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Apple iOS And Ipados — versions 0
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions 0
- Apple tvOS — versions 0
- Apple watchOS — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/127110 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/127111 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/127115 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/127116 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/127117 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/127118 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/127119 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-28986?
- CVE-2026-28986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-28986?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.