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CVE-2026-28858

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.53%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.53% probability · 44th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-120
Affected
apple/ipados · apple/iphone os
Source
product-security@apple.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.