CVE-2026-28904

Modified Modified - Updated After Analysis

Memory Corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS

Publication date: 2026-05-11

Last updated on: 2026-06-30

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, 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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Meta Information

Published

2026-05-11

Last Modified

2026-06-30

Generated

2026-07-11

AI Q&A

2026-05-12

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-10

NVD

CVE-2026-28904

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	ios	18.7.9
apple	ipados	18.7.9
apple	ios	26.5
apple	ipados	26.5
apple	macos_tahoe	26.5
apple	tvos	26.5
apple	visionos	26.5
apple	watchos	26.5

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

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 involves improper memory handling when processing maliciously crafted web content. It can cause an unexpected process crash on affected Apple operating systems.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that processing specially crafted web content may cause an unexpected crash of the affected process, potentially disrupting normal device operation.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update your Apple devices to the fixed versions: iOS 18.7.9 or 26.5, iPadOS 18.7.9 or 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, or watchOS 26.5.

These updates include improved memory handling that addresses the issue causing unexpected process crashes when processing maliciously crafted web content.

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