CVE-2026-28990

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
Elevated
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: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing a maliciously crafted image may corrupt process memory.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
65(Track)
EG Risk 65/100SSVC: 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%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
27%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 11, 2026

Last Modified

May 12, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

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 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 10× in last 7d / 43× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 153 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-07-23 03:08 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  21. 2026-06-28 02:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-06-27 09:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-26 21:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-26 04:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  43. 2026-06-17 00:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-06-16 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-06-16 07:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  47. 2026-06-15 01:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  49. 2026-06-14 13:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-06-14 01:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  55. 2026-06-12 11:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-06-11 23:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-06-11 23:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-06-11 11:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-06-10 23:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-06-10 22:18 UTCEPSS rescore
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  64. 2026-06-10 10:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-06-09 22:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-06-09 10:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-06-08 22:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-06-08 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  70. 2026-06-08 09:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-06-07 21:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-06-07 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  75. 2026-06-07 09:29 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCBilly-Ellis/exr-imageio-poc
    First seen May 25, 2026

    PoC for CVE-2026-28990, an ImageIO bug patched in iOS/macOS 26.5

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-28990?
CVE-2026-28990 is a high vulnerability published on May 11, 2026. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing a maliciously crafted image may corrupt process memory.
When was CVE-2026-28990 disclosed?
CVE-2026-28990 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 11, 2026, with the most recent update on May 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-28990 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-28990 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 73.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-28990?
CVE-2026-28990 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-28990?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-28990, 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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