CVE-2026-28906

Received Received - Intake

Improved State Management Flaw in Apple iOS and macOS

Publication date: 2026-05-11

Last updated on: 2026-05-11

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

This issue was addressed through improved state management. 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, visionOS 26.5. An attacker may be able to track users through their IP address.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-05-11

Last Modified

2026-05-11

Generated

2026-07-11

AI Q&A

2026-05-12

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-10

NVD

CVE-2026-28906

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	ios	to 18.7.9 (inc)
apple	ipados	to 18.7.9 (inc)
apple	macos_sequoia	to 15.7.7 (inc)
apple	macos_sonoma	to 14.8.7 (inc)
apple	macos_tahoe	to 26.5 (inc)
apple	visionos	to 26.5 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update your Apple devices to the fixed versions: iOS 18.7.9 or later, iPadOS 18.7.9 or later, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7 or later, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7 or later, macOS Tahoe 26.5 or later, and visionOS 26.5 or later.

Impact Analysis

An attacker exploiting this vulnerability may be able to track users by their IP address, potentially compromising user privacy.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves an issue with state management that could allow an attacker to track users through their IP address.

The issue has been addressed and fixed in several Apple operating system versions including 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, and visionOS 26.5.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially track users through their IP address, which could have implications for user privacy.

However, there is no specific information provided about how this vulnerability affects compliance with common standards and regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA.

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