CVE-2026-28852 Denial of service in iOS and iPadOS
An app can cause a denial-of-service via stack overflow due to insufficient input validation in Apple operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-28852?
CVE-2026-28852 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 25 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A stack overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-28852?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Visionos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2026-28852?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-28852 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-28852 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28852 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hp7w-cxwr-5fhr.