CVE-2026-28995: Input Validation

Published Feb 11, 2026
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Updated

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Other sources

Accelerate. An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

Accounts. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

Accounts. An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.

— Apple

AirDrop. A reachable assertion was addressed with improved input validation.

— Apple

APFS. A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

Credit

Dave G., Vamshi Paili, Tony Gorez for Reverse Society@@tonygo_, David Ige(Beryllium Security), Alvin Aries Tapia, an anonymous researcher, Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), Alex Radocea, XiguaSec, Suresh Sundaram, Johnny Franks@@0xjohnny, Google Threat Analysis Group, Mihalis Haatainen, Ari Hawking, Ashish Kunwar, Vaagn Vardanian, Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Robert Tran(STAR Labs SG Pte), popku1337(STAR Labs SG Pte), Billy Jheng Bing Jhong(STAR Labs SG Pte), Pan Zhenpeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Aswin kumar Gokulakannan, Calif.io in collaboration with Claude, Anthropic Research, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Iru), Ryan Hileman via Xint Code (xint.io), Tristan Madani@@TristanInSec(Talence Security), Chris Betz, Dhiyanesh Selvaraj@@redroot97, Ruslan Dautov, Ilya Andr (andrd3v)(RTU MIREA), Ilias Morad (A2nkF)(Voynich Group), Duy Trần@@khanhduytran0, @@hugeBlack, Atul R V, Ricardo Prado, Anton Pakhunov, Ian van der Wurff (ian.nl), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Asaf Cohen, Ilya Sc. Jowell A., Guy Dor, Peter Malone, Doron Assness, Adriatik Raci, Cantina, Idan Masas(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), DARKNAVY@@DarkNavyOrg(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Anonymous(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Daniel Rhea, Luka Rački, Mateusz Krzywicki (iVerify.io), wac(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Kookhwan Lee(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Maher Azzouzi, Vitaly Simonovich, Luke Francis, kwak kiyong / kakaogames, greenbynox, Adel Bouachraoui, lebr0nli(National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University), Security, Systems Lab, Wang Yu, Brendon Tiszka(Google Project Zero), Rosyna Keller(Totally Not Malicious Software), Seiji Sakurai@@HeapSmasher, Arash Ale Ebrahim(SCy), CVE-2026-1837, impost0r (ret2plt), Nicholas Soh, Niels Hofmans(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Gandalf4a(PKU), Jiri Ha, Arni Hardarson, Richard Zana, Somair Ansar, Robert Tran, Chris Betz(Talence Security), Andy Koo@@andykoo(Hexens), Do Young Park, Artem Dinaburg(Trail of Bits via Anthropic CVD), Aisle offensive security research team (Joshua Rogers(Calif), Luigino Camastra(Calif), Igor Morgenstern(Calif), (Calif), Guido Vranken)(Calif), Maher Azzouzi(Calif), Ngan Nguyen(Calif), dr3dd, Milad Nasr, Nicholas Carlini with Claude, Anthropic, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Ryan Dowd@@_rdowd, Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Golden Helm Securities(Iru), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman(Iru), Ron Elemans, Murray Mike, George Karchemsky@@gkarchemsky(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Xin'an Zhou, Juefei Pu, Zhutian Liu, Zhiyun Qian, Zhaowei Tan, Srikanth V. Krishnamurthy, Mathy Vanhoef, Keisuke Hosoda, Kenneth Chew, CVE-2025-59375, Ron Masas(BreakPoint), Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), (Indiana University Bloomington), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Enis Maholli (enismaholli.com), CVE-2026-20622, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Vivek Dhar, ASI (RM) in Border Security Force, FTR HQ BSF Kashmir, Gongyu Ma@@Mezone0, LeminLimez, @@cloudlldb, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Alan Wang, Ailsa Sun, Christopher W. Fletcher, Hovav Shacham, David Kohlbrenner, Riccardo Paccagnella, Zhongcheng Li (CK01), Omar Cerrito, Jorge Welch, Yuhao Hu, Yuanming Lai, Chenggang Wu, Zhe Wang, Khiem Tran, Kenneth Hsu(Palo Alto Networks), Jérôme DJOUDER, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Safran Mumbai India), CVE-2025-14017, CVE-2025-14819, Kun Peeks@@SwayZGl1tZyyy, Aswin Kumar Gokula Kannan, wdszzml, Atuin Automated Vulnerability Discovery Engine, beist, Prathamesh Walunj@@attahasa, Dan Raviv, Surya Kushwaha(Supernetworks), Robert Tran(Supernetworks), Peter Malone(Supernetworks), Dave G.(Supernetworks), Alex Radocea(Supernetworks), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Amy (amys.website), YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), David Ige - Beryllium Security, Gia Bui@@yabeow(Calif), w0wbox, 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha)(SSA Lab), Chunyu Song(NorthSea), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative)

Affected Software

18 affected componentsFixes available
Apple visionOS<26.5
26.5
Apple iOS<18.7.9
18.7.9
Apple iPadOS<18.7.9
18.7.9
Apple iOS<26.5
26.5
Apple iPadOS<26.5
26.5
Apple macOS Tahoe<26.5
26.5
Apple tvOS<26.5
26.5
Apple WatchOS<26.5
26.5
Apple iPadOS<18.7.9
Apple iPadOS>=26.0<26.5
Apple iPhone OS<18.7.9
Apple iPhone OS>=26.0<26.5
Apple macOS>=26.0<26.5
Apple tvOS<26.5
Apple visionOS<26.5
Apple WatchOS<26.5
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.7.4
15.7.4
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.8.4
14.8.4

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26.5
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.7.9
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.7.4
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.8.4
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade iOS and iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.7.9
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26.5
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Sequoia to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.7.4
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Sonoma to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.8.4

Event History

Feb 11, 2026
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
May 11, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:08 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:08 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:18 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jul 3, 2026
Exploit Published
via GitHub·04:19 AM

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This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2026-28995?

CVE-2026-28995 has been classified as a significant vulnerability due to its potential to allow malicious apps to escape their sandbox environment.

2

How do I fix CVE-2026-28995?

To mitigate CVE-2026-28995, upgrade to the latest versions of affected Apple software, including iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and watchOS 26.5.

3

Which Apple products are affected by CVE-2026-28995?

CVE-2026-28995 affects Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS versions prior to their latest updates.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2026-28995 facilitate?

CVE-2026-28995 can potentially enable a malicious application to break free from its sandbox, posing significant security risks.

5

Is CVE-2026-28995 being actively exploited?

As of the latest updates, there is no public indication that CVE-2026-28995 is actively being exploited in the wild.

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