Is CVE-2026-28985 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-28985 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-28985?

CVE-2026-28985 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-28985?

CVE-2026-28985 has an EPSS score of 0.16% (5th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-28985?

Update iOS to 26.5 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-28985

MEDIUM

6.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5. An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

iOSApple

Fixed in:26.5127110

macOS TahoeApple

Fixed in:26.5127115

tvOSApple

Fixed in:26.5127118

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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

5thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 5% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	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.