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iOS and iPadOS EUVDEUVD-2026-29267

| CVE-2026-28963 MEDIUM
Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CWE-359)
2026-05-11 apple GHSA-g2q6-v25g-hjmv
4.6
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: apple
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Gain physical access to device or Mac
  2. Exploit
    Locate active iPhone Mirroring session
  3. Execution
    Invoke Visual Intelligence feature
  4. Impact
    Access exposed sensitive personal data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection PII protection
Exploitation Conditions

Physical access to the device or the Mac running an active iPhone Mirroring session is required - this is confirmed by CVSS AV:P and the description. The Visual Intelligence feature must be available and invocable in the iPhone Mirroring context, which is a non-default usage scenario requiring prior setup of both iPhone Mirroring (a macOS/iOS continuity feature) and access to Visual Intelligence. Exploitation is NOT remotely possible. Limiting factors include: the attacker must have hands-on physical access to a device or paired Mac, iPhone Mirroring must be actively configured and running, and the target device must be running iOS or iPadOS below 26.5. The attack is not automatable (SSVC: Automatable: no) and cannot be delivered over any network vector.

Impact

Real-world risk is materially constrained by the physical access requirement (CVSS AV:P), which eliminates remote and local-network attack scenarios. SSVC confirms exploitation status as none, automatable as no, and technical impact as partial - all consistent with a non-remotely-exploitable information disclosure. EPSS at 0.02% (6th percentile) corroborates that automated or mass exploitation is implausible. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV, and no public exploit code has been identified. Despite the High confidentiality impact in the CVSS vector, the combination of physical access prerequisite, low EPSS, and SSVC partial impact places this firmly in a lower operational priority tier. This is a real privacy concern for high-value individual targets (e.g., lost or stolen devices) but not a broad enterprise emergency.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who obtains brief physical access to an unlocked Mac actively running an iPhone Mirroring session invokes the Visual Intelligence feature, which surfaces sensitive user data - such as personal messages or private account information - from the mirrored iPhone without requiring authentication or user confirmation. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 23, 2026

Visual Intelligence in Apple iOS and iPadOS before version 26.5 exposes sensitive user data to anyone with physical access to the device during an active iPhone Mirroring session. The root cause (CWE-359) is unauthorized disclosure of private personal information, fixed by Apple through code removal rather than a behavioral patch. No public exploit exists and EPSS sits at the 6th percentile (0.02%), consistent with the physical-access gate; however, the confidentiality impact is rated High because personal data surfaces without authorization.

RemediationAI

The primary remediation is to update affected devices to iOS 26.5 or iPadOS 26.5, available via Settings > General > Software Update. Apple's advisory at https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110 confirms the fix. As a compensating control prior to patching, organizations or individuals can disable iPhone Mirroring on paired Macs (System Settings > iPhone Mirroring) to eliminate the attack surface; this removes the mirroring functionality entirely as a trade-off. Additionally, enforcing device passcode and ensuring devices are not left unattended with an active iPhone Mirroring session active reduces exposure.

Affected VersionsENISA

iOS and iPadOS 0 <26.5

Affected Packages

euvd ios_and_ipados fix: 26.5

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Visual Intelligence is Apple's on-device AI feature that uses the camera to recognize objects, text, and scenes and surface contextual information. iPhone Mirroring is a continuity feature allowing a Mac to display and interact with a paired iPhone's screen. The vulnerability (CWE-359: Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor) manifests when Visual Intelligence is invoked during an iPhone Mirroring session, bypassing expected access controls and surfacing sensitive data that should not be reachable in that context. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:apple:ios_and_ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, covering all iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 26.5. Apple's chosen remediation was removal of the vulnerable code path entirely.

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Severity by source

Vendor (apple) PRIMARY 4.6 MEDIUM
AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.6 MEDIUM

Physical access is the sole attack vector per description; no credentials needed; only confidentiality is impacted with no integrity or availability effect.

3.1 AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (apple).

CVSS VectorVendor: apple

Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
May 12, 2026 - 19:22 NVD
4.6 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
May 11, 2026 - 22:18 EUVD
CVE Published
May 11, 2026 - 20:07 nvd
MEDIUM 4.6
CVE Published
May 11, 2026 - 20:07 nvd
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

A privacy issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. An attacker with physical access may be able to use Visual Intelligence to access sensitive user data during iPhone Mirroring.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 94% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
iOS/iPadOS runs on hundreds of millions of iPhones and iPads globally
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

23
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +23
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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