CVE-2026-28882

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps.

Published: 2026-03-25 Last update: 2026-05-11 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-28882 is rated Low Risk (17.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-28882

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-25 0.02%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-28882

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.5 1.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-28882

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-28882

GHSA-jffc-gvjg-4h86 · Severity: medium — This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4,...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-28882

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple ipados < 26.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os < 26.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos < 26.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple tvos < 26.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple visionos < 26.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple watchos < 26.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-28882

URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126792 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126797 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126798 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126799 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127111
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