CVE-2026-28960

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 14, 2026 at 08:52 PM UTC
Updated: September 15, 2026 at 07:40 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendoriPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 18.7.10
Affected range stops below 18.7.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 18.7.10
Affected range stops below 18.7.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://support.apple.com/en-us/148287

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-20

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