CVE-2026-28969

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-11. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 26.5, tvOS 27, visionOS 26.5, visionOS 27, watchOS 26.5, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
49(Track)
EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
38%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 11, 2026

Last Modified

September 14, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated May 12, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

About the security content of visionOS 26.5 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127120
generic

About the security content of watchOS 26.5 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127119
generic

About the security content of tvOS 26.5 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127118
generic

About the security content of macOS Sonoma 14.8.7 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127117
generic

About the security content of macOS Sequoia 15.7.7 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116
generic

About the security content of macOS Tahoe 26.5 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115
generic

About the security content of iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127111
generic

About the security content of iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-28969(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 35× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-28969?
CVE-2026-28969 is a high vulnerability published on May 11, 2026. 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, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS…
When was CVE-2026-28969 disclosed?
CVE-2026-28969 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 11, 2026, with the most recent update on September 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-28969 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-28969 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 62.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-28969?
CVE-2026-28969 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-28969?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-28969, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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