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NVD description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to perform denial-of-service attack using crafted Wi-Fi packets.
Priority
LOW
Exploitation
NONE
PoC
NONE
Patch
AVAILABLE
Momentum
STABLE
If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.
iOS 26.5 dropped today with a fix for CVE-2026-28994 — a Wi-Fi use-after-free our @defendtheworld discovered via automated Wi-Fi fuzzing. The bug is preauth and requires no user interaction.
Post summary
iOS 26.5 releases a fix for CVE‑2026‑28994, a pre‑authentication Wi‑Fi use‑after‑free vulnerability discovered via fuzzing, with no active exploitation or PoC noted.
📡"iOS 26.5 dropped today with a fix for CVE-2026-28994, a Wi-Fi use-after-free @defendtheworld discovered via automated Wi-Fi fuzzing. The bug is preauth and requires no user interaction."
Post summary
The tweet announces the release of iOS 26.5, which includes a patch for CVE-2026-28994, a Wi‑Fi use‑after‑free bug that is pre‑authenticated and requires no user interaction.
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| Part | Vendor | Product | Version | Target SW | Target HW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OS | apple | ipados | - | - | - |
| OS | apple | iphone_os | - | - | - |
| OS | apple | macos | - | - | - |
| OS | apple | tvos | - | - | - |
| OS | apple | watchos | - | - | - |