CVE-2026-28988 Security feature bypass in iOS and iPadOS
An app can bypass certain privacy preferences, requiring users to update their Apple operating systems to maintain privacy controls.
- 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-2026-28988?
CVE-2026-28988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 11 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-28988?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Visionos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2026-28988?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-28988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-28988 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28988 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-8pv7-gjvg-66w2.