CVE-2026-28994
MediumCVSS 5.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk15th percentile - higher than 15% of all known CVEs
Summary
Apple systems (iOS/iPadOS 18.7.9 and 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5) fixed a use-after-free issue through improved memory management. An attacker in a privileged network position may perform a denial-of-service attack using crafted Wi-Fi packets.
Risk Assessment
An attacker in a privileged network position may cause denial of service on the device, disrupting availability.
Recommendation
Update Apple devices to the listed OS versions containing the fix.
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Original NVD description (English source)
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. 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 attacker in a privileged network position may be able to perform denial-of-service attack using crafted Wi-Fi packets.
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