Denial of Service Vulnerability in Apple Products Including iOS and macOS
CVE-2026-28941

Currently unrated

Key Information:

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

What is CVE-2026-28941?

A vulnerability has been identified in multiple Apple products, allowing a maliciously crafted file to potentially cause a denial of service or expose sensitive memory contents. This critical issue has been addressed with enhanced validation checks in the latest software updates for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, ensuring users' devices are better protected against such threats.

Affected Version(s)

iOS and iPadOS 0 < 18.7.9

macOS 0 < 15.7.7

macOS 0 < 26.5

References

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

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116

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Timeline

Vulnerability published
May 11, 2026
Vulnerability Reserved
Mar 3, 2026

CVE-2026-28941 Data

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