CVE-2026-28995

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-11. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
56(Track)
EG Risk 56/100SSVC: 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
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 11, 2026

Last Modified

August 21, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

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 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-2026-28995(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 5× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 228 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
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  21. 2026-08-23 18:34 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-23 18:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-21 01:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-21 00:51 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 00:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-08-17 11:01 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-17 11:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-16 04:22 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-16 04:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  15. 2026-08-15 02:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-14 14:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-14 02:54 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-14 02:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-13 04:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-12 16:28 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-12 16:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-11 15:45 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-11 15:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-08-11 01:21 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-11 01:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-10 13:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-10 01:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-09 13:56 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-08-09 13:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-08-09 02:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-08 09:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-07 21:43 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-08-07 21:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-07 09:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  42. 2026-08-06 21:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-06 09:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-05 21:55 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-08-05 21:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-08-03 19:24 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-08-03 19:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-03 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-08-03 00:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-02 12:33 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-08-02 12:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-02 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-08-02 00:47 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-08-02 00:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-01 04:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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  66. 2026-07-23 03:08 UTCEG score recompute
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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 PoCRobertmak2014-sudow/CVE-2026-28995
    First seen Jul 3, 2026

    # CVE-2026-28995 Proof of Concept for CVE-2026-28995 — Path Traversal vulnerability in App Intents on iOS 26.4.2 and below.

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-28995?
CVE-2026-28995 is a high vulnerability published on May 11, 2026. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
When was CVE-2026-28995 disclosed?
CVE-2026-28995 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 11, 2026, with the most recent update on August 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-28995 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-28995 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 97.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-28995?
CVE-2026-28995 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-28995?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-28995, 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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