CVE-2026-28990
Received Received - Intake
Memory Corruption in Apple iOS and macOS

Publication date: 2026-05-11

Last updated on: 2026-05-11

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing a maliciously crafted image may corrupt process memory.
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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-2026-28990
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apple ios 26.5
apple ipad_os 26.5
apple macos_sequoia 15.7.7
apple macos_sonoma 14.8.7
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 involves improper memory handling when processing a maliciously crafted image. Specifically, processing such an image may corrupt the process memory, which can lead to unexpected behavior or crashes.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that processing a maliciously crafted image could corrupt the memory of the process handling the image. This could potentially lead to application crashes, data corruption, or exploitation by attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update your Apple devices to the fixed versions of the operating systems where the issue is resolved.

  • Update iOS devices to iOS 26.5 or later.
  • Update iPadOS devices to iPadOS 26.5 or later.
  • Update macOS devices to macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, or macOS Tahoe 26.5 or later.
  • Update tvOS devices to tvOS 26.5 or later.
  • Update visionOS devices to visionOS 26.5 or later.
  • Update watchOS devices to watchOS 26.5 or later.

Avoid processing maliciously crafted images until the update is applied, as the vulnerability involves memory corruption triggered by such images.

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