---
id: CVE-2026-28996
title: A race condition was addressed with additional validation
summary: >-
  A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed
  in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, 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…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-362
vendor: apple
product: ipados
affected:
  - ipados < 26.5
  - iphone_os < 26.5
  - 'macos >= 14.0, < 14.8.7'
  - 'macos >= 15.0, < 15.7.7'
  - 'macos >= 26.0, < 26.5'
  - tvos < 26.5
  - visionos < 26.5
  - watchos < 26.5
patched:
  - ipados 26.5
  - iphone_os 26.5
  - macos 26.5
  - tvos 26.5
  - visionos 26.5
  - watchos 26.5
published: '2026-05-11'
updated: '2026-08-17'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28996'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/127117'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/127118'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/127119'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/127120'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/148287'
    label: product-security@apple.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00108
epssPercentile: 0.01334
ingestedAt: '2026-08-18T15:19:02.229Z'
---

## Overview

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, 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. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

## Affected

- `ipados < 26.5`
- `iphone_os < 26.5`
- `macos >= 14.0, < 14.8.7`
- `macos >= 15.0, < 15.7.7`
- `macos >= 26.0, < 26.5`
- `tvos < 26.5`
- `visionos < 26.5`
- `watchos < 26.5`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `ipados 26.5`
- `iphone_os 26.5`
- `macos 26.5`
- `tvos 26.5`
- `visionos 26.5`
- `watchos 26.5`