CVE-2026-28986

State: Published
Severity: 7.5 High
Published: May 11, 2026
Updated: May 12, 2026
Reserved: Mar 3, 2026

Description

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	7.5 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
iOS and iPadOSApple	before 18.7.9Affected before 26.5Affected
macOSApple	before 14.8.7Affected before 15.7.7Affected before 26.5Affected
tvOSApple	before 26.5Affected
watchOSApple	before 26.5Affected

References

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