CVE-2026-28971

Received Received - Intake

Improved UI Handling in Apple iOS 26.5

Publication date: 2026-05-11

Last updated on: 2026-05-11

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, visionOS 26.5. A malicious iframe may use another website’s download settings.

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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-2026-28971

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	ios	26.5
apple	ipad_os	26.5
apple	macos_tahoe	26.5
apple	visionos	26.5

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Exploitability

CWE

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves a malicious iframe that can exploit another website's download settings due to improper UI handling.

The issue was addressed by improving UI handling in Apple operating systems including iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, and visionOS 26.5.

Impact Analysis

A malicious iframe exploiting this vulnerability could manipulate download settings from another website, potentially leading to unauthorized or unintended downloads.

Mitigation Strategies

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

These updates include improved UI handling that addresses the issue where a malicious iframe may use another website’s download settings.

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