{"id":"CVE-2026-28940","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-28940","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T08:10:29.561Z","title":"Processing a maliciously crafted image may corrupt process memory.","description":"The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5. Processing a maliciously crafted image may corrupt process memory.","published":"2026-05-11T21:18:55.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-26T18:10:00.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["apple/ipados","apple/iphone os","apple/macos","apple/tvos","apple/visionos"],"epss":{"score":0.00597,"percentile":0.48358,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/127111","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/127118","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/127120","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-314/","source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28940","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}