CVE-2026-28872 json
A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation.
published 5mo ago modified 14d ago also EUVD-2026-29222
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
Patch / fix
- Apple iOS and iPadOS 18.7.9, 26.4
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 5mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- Apple iOS and iPadOS
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/126792
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/127111
release-notes, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-28872
- NVD CVE-2026-28872
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