Use After Free Vulnerability in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS Products

CVE-2026-28994

What is CVE-2026-28994?

A use after free vulnerability has been identified in various Apple products, affecting the memory management capabilities. An attacker with access to a privileged network may exploit this flaw to potentially execute a denial-of-service attack by transmitting specially crafted Wi-Fi packets, leading to an interruption of user services. Apple has addressed this issue in the latest updates, emphasizing the importance of keeping devices up-to-date to safeguard against such vulnerabilities.

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