---
id: CVE-2026-28935
title: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling
summary: >-
  The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in
  iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6.2, tvOS 27,
  visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system
  terminati…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-119
vendor: apple
product: ipados
affected:
  - ipados < 26.6.1
  - iphone_os < 26.6.1
  - 'macos >= 15.0, < 15.8'
  - 'macos >= 26.0, < 26.6.2'
  - tvos < 27.0
  - visionos < 27.0
  - watchos < 27.0
patched:
  - ipados 26.6.1
  - iphone_os 26.6.1
  - macos 26.6.2
  - tvos 27.0
  - visionos 27.0
  - watchos 27.0
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-17T18:41:02.040'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28935'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/148281'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/148282'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149036'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149037'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043'
    label: product-security@apple.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00379
epssPercentile: 0.31755
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-16T14:23:28.177708Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T21:15:17.541Z'
---

## Overview

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6.2, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

## Affected

- `ipados < 26.6.1`
- `iphone_os < 26.6.1`
- `macos >= 15.0, < 15.8`
- `macos >= 26.0, < 26.6.2`
- `tvos < 27.0`
- `visionos < 27.0`
- `watchos < 27.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `ipados 26.6.1`
- `iphone_os 26.6.1`
- `macos 26.6.2`
- `tvos 27.0`
- `visionos 27.0`
- `watchos 27.0`