CVE-2026-28870 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An app can access sensitive user data due to insufficient validation, affecting Apple operating systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-28870?

CVE-2026-28870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 25 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An information leakage was addressed with additional validation. 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 access sensitive user data.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-28870?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Visionos, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2026-28870?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-28870 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-28870 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Ipados vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4c59-fwcr-3f7g.

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