CVE-2026-28985

MEDIUM

iOS and iPadOS < 26.5 - Denial of Service via Null Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm

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.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127118

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2

EPSS 0.0001

EPSS Percentile 2.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-476

Status published

Products (7)

Apple/iOS and iPadOS < 26.5

apple/ipados < 26.5

apple/iphone_os < 26.5

Apple/macOS < 26.5

apple/macos 26.0 - 26.5

Apple/tvOS < 26.5

apple/tvos < 26.5

Published May 11, 2026

Tracked Since May 12, 2026