# CVE-2026-28895: Security feature bypass in iOS and iPadOS

> An attacker with physical access can bypass Stolen Device Protection to access biometrics-gated apps using the passcode.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 2 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rhq8-3jvq-fq3f

## What is CVE-2026-28895?

CVE-2026-28895 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

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4. An attacker with physical access to an iOS device with Stolen Device Protection enabled may be able to access biometrics-gated Protected Apps with the passcode.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-28895?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-28895?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-28895 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-28895 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28895 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados

- [CVE-2025-43300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43300/): Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-24201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24201/): Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-24085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24085/): Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-31200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31200/): Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-31201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31201/): Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-28895 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-28895 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28895 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Ipados. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28895/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28895/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28895
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28895
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-28895

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28895/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.