CVE-2026-28875
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Buffer Overflow in iOS/iPadOS Causes Remote Denial-of-Service

Publication date: 2026-03-25

Last updated on: 2026-03-25

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

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Published
2026-03-25
Last Modified
2026-03-25
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2026-03-25
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
NVD
CVE-2026-28875
EUVD
EUVD-2026-15151

Affected Vendors & Products

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Vendor Product Version / Range
apple ipados to 26.4 (exc)
apple iphone_os to 26.4 (exc)

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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-120 The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a buffer overflow issue that was addressed by improving bounds checking in the affected software.

It affects iOS and iPadOS, and the issue has been fixed in versions 26.4 of both operating systems.

A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service condition.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service, which means the affected device or service could become unavailable or unresponsive.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update your devices to iOS 26.4 or iPadOS 26.4 where the issue has been fixed.

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