A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
History

Wed, 13 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os

Tue, 12 May 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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Title Remote Resource Exhaustion Denial-of-Service in iOS and iPadOS

Tue, 12 May 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 11 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Title Remote Resource Exhaustion Denial-of-Service in iOS and iPadOS
Weaknesses CWE-400

Mon, 11 May 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple ios And Ipados

Mon, 11 May 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-12T18:17:47.133Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T16:36:03.974Z

Link: CVE-2026-28872

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T18:16:36.915Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-11T21:18:51.977

Modified: 2026-05-13T14:03:48.277

Link: CVE-2026-28872

cve-icon Redhat

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