Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS up to 26.4 App out-of-bounds

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 5.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS up to 26.4. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component App. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-28991. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS up to 26.4 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-28991 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 05/12/2026).
Upgrading to version 26.5 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
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Vendor
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Version
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Out-of-boundsCWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS 26.5
Timeline
03/03/2026 CVE reserved05/12/2026 Advisory disclosed
05/12/2026 VulDB entry created
05/12/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-28991 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28991
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-362857
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 05/12/2026 04:20Changes: 05/12/2026 04:20 (57)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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