CVE-2026-28967
Received Received - Intake
Denial-of-Service in iOS and iPadOS

Publication date: 2026-05-11

Last updated on: 2026-05-11

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description
A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
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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-2026-28967
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Vendor Product Version / Range
apple ios 18.7.7
apple ipados 18.7.7
apple ios 26.4
apple ipados 26.4
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CWE ID Description
CWE-UNKNOWN
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a denial-of-service (DoS) issue that occurs due to insufficient input validation. An attacker who has a privileged position within the network can exploit this flaw to cause a denial-of-service condition on affected Apple iOS and iPadOS devices.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that an attacker with privileged network access can cause a denial-of-service, potentially making the affected device unavailable or unresponsive.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update affected devices to iOS 18.7.7, iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4, or iPadOS 26.4 where the issue has been fixed.

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