Permissions Issue in iOS and macOS Products by Apple
CVE-2026-28880

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Apple
Status
iOS And iPad OS
Mac OS
Visionos
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 March 2026

What is CVE-2026-28880?

A security vulnerability affecting several versions of Apple’s iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS allowed unauthorized apps to enumerate a user’s installed applications. This could potentially expose critical information about the user’s app usage. Apple has mitigated this issue by implementing additional restrictions in the latest updates, ensuring improved privacy and security for users.

Affected Version(s)

iOS and iPadOS 0 < 18.7.7

iOS and iPadOS 0 < 26.4

macOS 0 < 14.8.5

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126792
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126793
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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