Is CVE-2026-28972 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-28972 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-28972?

CVE-2026-28972 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-28972?

CVE-2026-28972 has an EPSS score of 1.39% (69th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-28972?

Update iOS to 26.5 or later. Fixes are available for 7 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-28972

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

iOSApple

Fixed in:26.5127110

Fixed in:18.7.9127111

macOS SequoiaApple

Fixed in:15.7.7127116

macOS SonomaApple

Fixed in:14.8.7127117

macOS TahoeApple

Fixed in:26.5127115

tvOSApple

Fixed in:26.5127118

visionOSApple

Fixed in:26.5127120

watchOSApple

Fixed in:26.5127119

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

1.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days

69thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory8

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.