CVE-2026-28866General(apple / ipados)

LOWCVSS 6.2 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-59

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • ipados
  • iphone_os
  • macos

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • General: 2 classified signals
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-03-25); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
ipadosiphone_osmacos

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-03-25: 1Mentions · 2026-04-15: 103-2504-15
Signal classification1 categories
General
2100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • CVEarity@CVEarity
    General

    ⚡ New CVE Alert: CVE-2026-28866 🚨 Risk Level: Unknown 🧩 Affects: Multiple / Unspecified Products Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28866 #CVE-2026-28866 #CVE   #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/S1biVV3PzL

    Post summary

    The tweet merely announces the existence of CVE-2026-28866, stating its risk level is unknown and listing affected product categories, but offers no further technical or actionable details.

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  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    General

    CVE-2026-28866 Symlink Validation Vulnerability in Apple iOS and macOS Platforms https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-28866

    Post summary

    The post merely announces CVE-2026-28866 as a symlink validation vulnerability for Apple iOS and macOS, without providing any Exploit, Patch, or technical detail.

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CPE platform detail3 entries

3 of 3 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
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