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CVE-2026-28973Disclosure(apple / ipados)

LOWCVSS 8.6 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch apple ipados systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, watchOS 26.6. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

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1.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-190

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

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
  • watchos

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-07-27); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
apple
Products
ipadosiphone_osmacoswatchos

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-07-27: 1Mentions · 2026-08-03: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-08-03: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-03: 107-2708-03
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
150.0%
Patch
150.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-07-271
Disclosure1
2026-08-031
Patch1
Full discourse2 posts
  • TECHEPAGES@techepages
    Patch

    Apple has released iOS 26.6, addressing 87 vulnerabilities ahead of iOS 27, including critical zero-click flaws in ImageIO and WebKit, kernel memory corruption (CVE-2026-64747), a code-signing bypass (CVE-2026-43813), and multiple sandbox escapes (CVE-2026-64740, CVE-2026-28973). Available for iPhone 11 and later.

    Post summary

    Apple released iOS 26.6 to patch 87 vulnerabilities, including zero‑click flaws in ImageIO and WebKit, kernel memory corruption, a code‑signing bypass, and multiple sandbox escapes.

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  • VulDB 🛡@vuldb
    Disclosure

    A new vulnerability with increased severity was disclosed for Apple iOS and other products (CVE-2026-28973) https://vuldb.com/vuln/383587

    Post summary

    A new Apple iOS vulnerability (CVE-2026-28973) has been disclosed with higher severity, but no PoC, exploit, or mitigation details are provided in the short notice.

    00000104
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CPE platform detail4 entries

4 of 4 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSappleipados---
OSappleiphone_os---
OSapplemacos---
OSapplewatchos---

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