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Apple operating systems CVE-2026-28986

| EUVD-2026-29280 HIGH
Race Condition (CWE-362)
2026-05-11 apple GHSA-jp3g-c936-q6p5
7.5
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
May 12, 2026 - 14:28 vuln.today
CVSS changed
May 12, 2026 - 14:22 NVD
7.5 (HIGH)
Patch available
May 11, 2026 - 22:18 EUVD
CVE Published
May 11, 2026 - 20:07 nvd
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
May 11, 2026 - 20:07 nvd
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

AnalysisAI

A race condition in Apple operating systems allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause system-wide denial of service through unexpected system termination. The vulnerability affects iOS/iPadOS, macOS (Sequoia, Sonoma, Tahoe), tvOS, and watchOS across multiple version branches. …

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RemediationAI

Within 24 hours: Inventory all affected Apple devices (iOS/iPadOS, macOS Sequoia/Sonoma/Tahoe, tvOS, watchOS) and identify business-critical systems. Within 7 days: Deploy vendor patches to non-production systems and complete testing; contact Apple for specific patch version numbers for each OS branch. …

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CVE-2026-28986 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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