---
id: CVE-2026-28960
title: A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved validation
summary: >-
  A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue
  is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10. A remote attacker may be able to
  cause a denial-of-service.
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-20
vendor: apple
product: ipados
affected:
  - ipados < 18.7.10
  - iphone_os < 18.7.10
patched:
  - ipados 18.7.10
  - iphone_os 18.7.10
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-15T19:25:52.087'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28960'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/148287'
    label: product-security@apple.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00511
epssPercentile: 0.40982
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-14T22:54:44.545378Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T21:15:17.462Z'
---

## Overview

A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

## Affected

- `ipados < 18.7.10`
- `iphone_os < 18.7.10`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `ipados 18.7.10`
- `iphone_os 18.7.10`