CVE-2026-28883
Received Received - Intake
Use-After-Free in Apple iOS and iPadOS 26.5

Publication date: 2026-05-11

Last updated on: 2026-05-11

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
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Published
2026-05-11
Last Modified
2026-05-11
Generated
2026-06-21
AI Q&A
2026-05-12
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-20
NVD
CVE-2026-28883
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Vendor Product Version / Range
apple ios 26.5
apple ipad_os 26.5
apple macos_tahoe 26.5
apple tv_os 26.5
apple vision_os 26.5
apple watch_os 26.5
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a use-after-free issue, which means that the software attempts to use memory after it has been freed. This can lead to unpredictable behavior. In this case, the issue was related to memory management and has been fixed in several Apple operating system versions including iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and watchOS 26.5.

The vulnerability could be triggered by processing maliciously crafted web content, which may cause an unexpected process crash.

Impact Analysis

Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to an unexpected process crash when processing malicious web content. This could result in denial of service or instability of the affected application or system.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update your Apple devices to the fixed versions: iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, or watchOS 26.5.

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