Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS up to 18.7.6/26.3 App information disclosure

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4.7$0-$5k1.17

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS, iPadOS and macOS up to 18.7.6/26.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component App. This manipulation causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-28866. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS and macOS up to 18.7.6/26.3. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. 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. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-28866 since 03/03/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/29/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 18.7.7 or 26.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

ADP CISA Base Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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 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-2026-28866 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28866
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-352969
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2026 07:56
Updated: 03/29/2026 21:31
Changes: 03/25/2026 07:56 (57), 03/29/2026 21:31 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:5F4:103

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