Vulnerability · CVE-2026-28856
The issue was addressed with improved authentication.
Published Mar 25, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · The issue was addressed
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-28856. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of The issue was addressed is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The issue was addressed).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium4.6
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.25%
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- cpe apple/ipados · cpe apple/iphone os · cpe apple/visionos · cpe apple/watchos
The issue was addressed with improved authentication. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information.
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- cpe apple/ipadosversion unspecified
- cpe apple/iphone osversion unspecified
- cpe apple/visionosversion unspecified
- cpe apple/watchosversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-28856
Recommended remediation
No required-action text, fix commit, or clear fixed-version range is stored yet.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-28856. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of The issue was addressed is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-284: Improper Access Control. EPSS 0.25%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 25, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
The issue was addressed with improved authentication. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
The issue was addressed with improved authentication. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-28856
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-28856
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-28856
The issue was addressed with improved authentication. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.