CVE-2026-28969
HighCVSS 7.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk43th percentile - higher than 43% of all known CVEs
Summary
A use-after-free vulnerability was fixed with improved memory management. The issue affects Apple systems and was resolved in multiple versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS. An app may cause unexpected system termination.
Risk Assessment
The risk is that a malicious app could crash the system, leading to service disruption or data loss.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update all Apple devices to the latest available operating system versions as soon as possible.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple operating systems
See all- CVE-2023-40403Medium
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. It is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. Processing web content may disclose sensitive information.
- CVE-2026-64774Critical
An integer overflow vulnerability was addressed with improved input validation. The issue affects iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS. A remote attacker may cause unexpected application termination or heap corruption.
- CVE-2026-64772Critical
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. Affects iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS. A remote attacker may cause unexpected application termination or heap corruption.
- CVE-2026-64771Critical
A buffer overflow vulnerability was addressed with improved bounds checking. The issue affects iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS. A remote attacker may cause unexpected application termination or heap corruption.
- CVE-2026-64770Critical
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. The issue affects iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS. A remote attacker may cause unexpected application termination or heap corruption.
- CVE-2026-64769Critical
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. The issue affects iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS. A remote attacker may cause unexpected application termination or heap corruption.
- CVE-2026-64746Critical
An authorization issue was addressed with improved validation. Affects iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, and watchOS. An app may add contacts without user authorization.
- CVE-2026-64726Critical
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. Affects iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS. An attacker in physical proximity may corrupt process memory.
- CVE-2026-43812Critical
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. Affects iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS. An app may cause unexpected system termination.
- CVE-2026-43809Critical
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. Affects iOS, iPadOS, macOS. An app may cause unexpected system termination.
Original NVD description (English source)
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 26.5, tvOS 27, visionOS 26.5, visionOS 27, watchOS 26.5, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS