Is CVE-2026-28995 being actively exploited?

CVE-2026-28995 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-28995?

CVE-2026-28995 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2026-28995

HIGH · CVSS 8.8EPSS 0.2%EU EUVD

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-269
EPSS score: 0.2% (4th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2026-29288)
Published: May 11, 2026
NVD last modified: August 21, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2026-29288 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 21, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / ipados
apple / iphone os
apple / macos
apple / tvos
apple / visionos
apple / watchos

Certified products that may be affected

20 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Apple macOS 26 Tahoe: FileVault - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11696-2026 - active
Apple macOS 26 Tahoe - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11695-2026 - active
Apple iOS 18: iPhone - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11623-2025 - active
Apple iPadOS 18: iPad - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11624-2025 - active
Strong Customer Authentication for Apple Pay on Apple Watch Series 10 with S10 running watchOS 11.4(watchOS 11.4 (build 22T251)) (ANSSI-CC-2025/35) - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria ANSSI-CC-2025/35 - active

See all 20 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127111(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127118(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127119(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127120(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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