Malicious iframe Attack on Apple iOS and macOS Products
CVE-2026-28971

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

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

What is CVE-2026-28971?

A significant vulnerability has been identified within Apple’s iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS products. This issue enables a malicious iframe to potentially manipulate another website's download settings, posing risks to user security and privacy. Apple has addressed this concern in the latest software updates—iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, and visionOS 26.5—ensuring improved user interface handling to mitigate this threat. Users are highly encouraged to update their devices to the latest versions to safeguard against such exploits.

Affected Version(s)

iOS and iPadOS 0 < 26.5

macOS 0 < 26.5

Safari 0 < 26.5

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127120

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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