App Privacy Report Circumvention in iOS and iPadOS by Apple
CVE-2026-28873

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Apple
Status
iOS And iPad OS
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 May 2026

What is CVE-2026-28873?

This vulnerability allows apps to potentially bypass logging mechanisms in the App Privacy Report, which could lead to unauthorized data access and expose user privacy. Apple has resolved this issue with additional entitlement checks in the latest versions of its operating systems.

Affected Version(s)

iOS and iPadOS 0 < 18.7.9

iOS and iPadOS 0 < 26.4

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126792
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127111

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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