CVE-2026-28992

May 12, 2026, 6:16 p.m.

4.7
Medium

Description

A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. 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, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Apple
  • Ios
  • Ipados
  • Macos Sequoia
  • Macos Sonoma
  • Macos Tahoe
  • Tvos
  • Visionos
  • Watchos
  • 18.7.9
  • 18.7.9
  • 15.7.7
  • 14.8.7
  • 26.5
  • 26.5
  • 26.5
  • 26.5

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
o apple ios 18.7.9 / / / / / / /
o apple ipados 18.7.9 / / / / / / /
o apple macos_sequoia 15.7.7 / / / / / / /
o apple macos_sonoma 14.8.7 / / / / / / /
o apple macos_tahoe 26.5 / / / / / / /
o apple tvos 26.5 / / / / / / /
o apple visionos 26.5 / / / / / / /
o apple watchos 26.5 / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

4.7 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Timeline

Published: May 11, 2026, 9:18 p.m.
Last Modified: May 12, 2026, 6:16 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

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More info

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