CVE-2026-28894
Received Received - Intake

Denial-of-Service via Input Validation Flaw in Apple OS Components

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-28894, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-03-25

Last updated on: 2026-03-25

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 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
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Affected Vendors & Products

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Vendor Product Version / Range
apple ipados to 26.4 (exc)
apple iphone_os to 26.4 (exc)
apple macos From 14.0 (inc) to 14.8.5 (exc)
apple macos From 15.0 (inc) to 15.7.5 (exc)
apple macos From 26.0 (inc) to 26.4 (exc)

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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-20 The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a denial-of-service (DoS) issue that occurs due to insufficient input validation. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial-of-service condition on affected Apple operating systems.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that a remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service, potentially making the affected device or system unavailable or unresponsive.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update affected Apple operating systems to the fixed versions: iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, or macOS Tahoe 26.4.

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