Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS up to 26.3 type confusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS up to 26.3 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in type confusion. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-28822. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS up to 26.3. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-28822 since 03/03/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/29/2026).

Upgrading to version 26.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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ADP CISA Base Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Type confusion
CWE: CWE-843
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS 26.4

Timelineinfo

03/03/2026 CVE reserved
03/25/2026 +22 days Advisory disclosed
03/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/29/2026 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-28822 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28822
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-352929
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2026 07:40
Updated: 03/29/2026 19:29
Changes: 03/25/2026 07:40 (55), 03/29/2026 19:29 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:F22:103

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