Medium severity · published May 11, 2026
CVE-2026-28988
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions
5.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
before 26.5 · source: vendor, NVD
IO
iOS · Apple
before 26.5 · source: NVD
IA
iOS and iPadOS · Apple
before 26.5 · source: vendor
VI
visionOS · Apple
before 26.5 · source: vendor, NVD
WA
watchOS · Apple
before 26.5 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28988
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28988
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127119
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127120
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