CVE-2026-28865: High severity Apple tvOS vulnerability
Published Mar 24, 2026
·Updated
802.1X. An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.
Other sources
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept network traffic.
— MITRE
Credit
Héloïse Gollier, Mathy Vanhoef (KU Leuven), Rosyna Keller(Totally Not Malicious Software), Adrián Pérez Martínez, Uluk Abylbekov, Zack Tickman, Justin Cohen(Google), Jex Amro, Hazem Issa, Tuan D. Hoang, Yongdae Kim @ SysSec, KAIST, Yongdae Kim @ KAIST SysSec Lab, Alvin Aries Tapia, an anonymous researcher, Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech), Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Etienne Charron (Renault), Victoria Martini (Renault), Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team), CVE-2025-14524, Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), XiguaSec, CVE-2025-64505, Gor Aleksanyan(BoB 0xB6), Dhiyanesh Selvaraj@@redroot97(BoB 0xB6), 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha(BoB 0xB6), Jian Lee@@speedyfriend433, DARKNAVY@@DarkNavyOrg, Johnny Franks@@zeroxjf, Ilya Andr (andrd3v)(Voynich Group), Ilias Morad (A2nkF)(Voynich Group), Duy Trần@@khanhduytran0, @@hugeBlack, Himanshu Bharti@@Xpl0itme(Khatima), wdszzml, Atuin Automated Vulnerability Discovery Engine, Guy Dor, Gongyu Ma@@Mezone0, Alex Radocea, Caspian Tarafdar, Andrew Becker, webb, Thomas Espach, @@hamayanhamayan, Yeonghyeon Choi, Daniel Rhea, Söhnke Benedikt Fischedick (Tripton), Emrovsky & Switch3301, Yevhen Pervushyn, Minse Kim, Narcis Oliveras Fontàs, Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon, Hongze Wu(Ant Group Infrastructure Security Team), Shuaike Dong(Ant Group Infrastructure Security Team), greenbynox, Arni Hardarson, Johnny Franks (zeroxjf), Kirin@@Pwnrin, iG0x72(XiguaSec), JJ(XiguaSec), Lehan Dilusha Jayasinghe, Mike Cardwell(grepular), Bob Lord, CVE-2025-55753, CVE-2025-58098, CVE-2025-59775, CVE-2025-65082, CVE-2025-66200, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Amy (amys.website), @@cloudlldb, YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, hari shanmugam, Sreejith Krishnan R, Chunyu Song(NorthSea), Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Matej Moravec@@MacejkoMoravec, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Iru), Dawuge(Shuffle Team), Hunan University, Kun Peeks@@SwayZGl1tZyyy, Gyujeong Jin at Team.0xb6@@G1uN4sh, Christian Kohlschütter, Dave G., @@pixiepointsec, Ryan Dowd@@_rdowd, Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h(FFRI Security Inc), Talal Haj Bakry(Mysk Inc), Tommy Mysk@@mysk_co(Mysk Inc), Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Asaf Cohen, Ye Zhang(Baidu Security), Ryan Dowd@@_rdowd(Iru), Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Yuebin Sun@@yuebinsun2020(SecuRing), an anonymous researcher(SecuRing), Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon(SecuRing), Kirin@@Pwnrin(SecuRing), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Joshua Jewett@@JoshJewett33, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Andrei Dodu, Morris Richman@@morrisinlife, Luke Roberts@@rookuu, Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0
Affected Software
20 affected componentsFixes available
Apple tvOS<26.4
26.4
Apple iOS<18.7.7
18.7.7
Apple iPadOS<18.7.7
18.7.7
Apple iOS<26.4
26.4
Apple iPadOS<26.4
26.4
Apple macOS Tahoe<26.4
26.4
Apple WatchOS<26.4
26.4
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.7.5
15.7.5
Apple visionOS<26.4
26.4
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.8.5
14.8.5
Apple iPadOS<18.7.7
Apple iPadOS>=26.0<26.4
Apple iPhone OS<18.7.7
Apple iPhone OS>=26.0<26.4
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.8.5
Apple macOS>=15.0<15.7.5
Apple macOS>=26.0<26.4
Apple tvOS<26.4
Apple visionOS<26.4
Apple WatchOS<26.4
Event History
Mar 24, 2026
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Mar 25, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:32 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:32 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·01:17 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
May 12, 2026
Updated
via Apple·06:36 PM
Affected Software
Parent advisories
This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.
Peer vulnerabilities
Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2026-28865
- CVE-2026-28877
- CVE-2026-28895
- CVE-2026-28879
- CVE-2026-28822
- CVE-2026-28874
- CVE-2026-28875
- CVE-2026-28872
- CVE-2026-28894
- CVE-2026-28866
- CVE-2026-20690
- CVE-2026-28886
- CVE-2026-28878
- CVE-2025-14524
- CVE-2026-28876
- CVE-2026-28870
- CVE-2026-28880
- CVE-2026-28833
- CVE-2025-64505
- CVE-2026-28868
- CVE-2026-28867
- CVE-2026-20698
- CVE-2026-20687
- CVE-2026-28882
- CVE-2026-20692
- CVE-2026-20688
- CVE-2026-28873
- CVE-2026-28863
- CVE-2026-28864
- CVE-2026-28860
- CVE-2026-28856
- CVE-2026-28858
- CVE-2026-28967
- CVE-2026-28852
- CVE-2026-20657
- CVE-2026-20665
- CVE-2026-20643
- CVE-2026-28871
- CVE-2026-20664
- CVE-2026-28857
- CVE-2026-28861
- CVE-2026-28859
- CVE-2026-20691
- CVE-2026-20637
- CVE-2026-20668
- CVE-2025-43534
- CVE-2025-43376
- CVE-2025-55753
- CVE-2025-58098
- CVE-2025-59775
- CVE-2025-65082
- CVE-2025-66200
- CVE-2026-28824
- CVE-2026-20699
- CVE-2026-20660
- CVE-2026-20639
- CVE-2026-28821
- CVE-2026-28838
- CVE-2026-28888
- CVE-2026-20633
- CVE-2026-28892
- CVE-2026-28832
- CVE-2026-28834
- CVE-2026-20695
- CVE-2026-28829
- CVE-2026-20607
- CVE-2026-20651
- CVE-2026-20694
- CVE-2026-28891
- CVE-2026-20701
- CVE-2026-28839
- CVE-2026-28827
- CVE-2026-28816
- CVE-2026-28826
- CVE-2026-20693
- CVE-2026-28862
- CVE-2026-28831
- CVE-2026-28817
- CVE-2026-28835
- CVE-2026-28825
- CVE-2026-28818
- CVE-2026-20697
- CVE-2026-28828
- CVE-2026-28823
- CVE-2026-20696
- CVE-2026-20684
- CVE-2026-28910
- CVE-2026-28893
- CVE-2026-28881
- CVE-2026-28842
- CVE-2026-28841
- CVE-2026-28845
- CVE-2026-20632
- CVE-2026-20631
- CVE-2026-28840
- CVE-2026-28830
- CVE-2026-28820
- CVE-2026-28837
- CVE-2026-28844
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2026-28865?
CVE-2026-28865 is classified as an authentication vulnerability with the potential for significant impact on user security.
2
How do I fix CVE-2026-28865?
To fix CVE-2026-28865, update your affected Apple devices to the latest versions: iOS 18.7.7, iPadOS 18.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, and others.
3
What products are affected by CVE-2026-28865?
CVE-2026-28865 affects multiple Apple products including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS, specifically versions prior to the listed remedies.
4
What type of issue does CVE-2026-28865 address?
CVE-2026-28865 addresses an authentication issue related to improved state management.
5
When was CVE-2026-28865 disclosed?
CVE-2026-28865 was disclosed alongside updates for various Apple operating systems designed to enhance security against authentication vulnerabilities.