Findings

CVE-2026-28872

A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation.

Published May 11, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · apple ipados

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.

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Timeline

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  1. May 11, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Affected

  • cpe apple/ipadosversion unspecified
  • cpe apple/iphone osversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-28872

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-28872

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

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