---
id: CVE-2026-28938
title: A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data
summary: >-
  A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data. This issue is fixed in
  iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. An app may be able to fingerprint the user.
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-359
vendor: apple
product: ipados
affected:
  - ipados < 26.6
  - iphone_os < 26.6
patched:
  - ipados 26.6
  - iphone_os 26.6
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-17T18:41:26.890'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28938'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/128066'
    label: product-security@apple.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00374
epssPercentile: 0.288
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-16T12:30:07.995010Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T21:15:17.550Z'
---

## Overview

A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. An app may be able to fingerprint the user.

## Affected

- `ipados < 26.6`
- `iphone_os < 26.6`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `ipados 26.6`
- `iphone_os 26.6`