CVE-2026-28951 json
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.
published 5mo ago modified 14d ago also EUVD-2026-29256
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 2%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. 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. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
Patch / fix
- Apple iOS and iPadOS 18.7.9, 26.5
- Apple macOS 14.8.7, 15.7.7, 26.5
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 5mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Apple iOS and iPadOS
- Apple macOS
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/127110
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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support.apple.com
/en-us/127111
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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support.apple.com
/en-us/127115
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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support.apple.com
/en-us/127116
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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support.apple.com
/en-us/127117
release-notes, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-28951
- NVD CVE-2026-28951
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