CVE-2026-28897 (GCVE-0-2026-28897)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-05-11 20:08
Modified
2026-05-12 13:51
Severity ?
6.2 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory
Summary
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. 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, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple iOS and iPadOS Version: 0   < 18.7.9
Version: 0   < 26.5
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   Apple macOS Version: 0   < 14.8.7
Version: 0   < 15.7.7
Version: 0   < 26.5
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   Apple tvOS Version: 0   < 26.5
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   Apple visionOS Version: 0   < 26.5
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   Apple watchOS Version: 0   < 26.5
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