VDB-362867 · CVE-2026-28996 · GCVE-0-2026-28996

Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS up to 26.4 App information disclosure

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3.9	$0-$5k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS up to 26.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component App. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-28996. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS up to 26.4 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-28996 since 03/03/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/18/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 26.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 2.5
VulDB Temp Score: 2.4
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

ADP CISA Base Score: 5.5
ADP CISA Vector: 🔒

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Price Prediction: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS 26.5

Timelineinfo

03/03/2026 CVE reserved
05/12/2026 +69 days Advisory disclosed
05/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/18/2026 +6 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-28996 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28996
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-362867
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2026 04:23
Updated: 05/18/2026 13:42
Changes: 05/12/2026 04:23 (57), 05/18/2026 13:42 (11)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103