CVE-2026-28985

MEDIUMNVD 6.26.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.2 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-11. NVD baseline CVSS 6.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.2
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.2Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5. An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

CVSS v3
6.2
EG Score
6.2(medium)
EPSS
5.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 11, 2026

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 14, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
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 Tahoe 26.5 - Apple Support

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

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

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

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 45× 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-2026-28985?
CVE-2026-28985 is a medium vulnerability published on May 11, 2026. A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5. An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
When was CVE-2026-28985 disclosed?
CVE-2026-28985 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 11, 2026, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-28985 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-28985 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 5.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-28985?
CVE-2026-28985 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-28985?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-28985, 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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