VDB-352963 · CVE-2026-28886 · GCVE-0-2026-28886

Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS up to 18.7.6/26.3 null pointer dereference

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4.4	$5k-$25k	0.78

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS up to 18.7.6/26.3. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-28886. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS up to 18.7.6/26.3. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, 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. A user in a privileged network position may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-28886 since 03/03/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/29/2026).

Upgrading to version 18.7.7 or 26.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Apple

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Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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ADP CISA Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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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
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS 18.7.7/26.4

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-2026-28886 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28886
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-352963
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2026 07:53
Updated: 03/29/2026 22:10
Changes: 03/25/2026 07:53 (56), 03/29/2026 22:10 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:5F4:103