CVE-2026-28895: Medium severity Apple iOS vulnerability

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2026-28895?

CVE-2026-28895 has been classified as a high-severity authentication and authorization issue in Apple's iOS and iPadOS.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-28895?

To mitigate CVE-2026-28895, update your device to iOS or iPadOS version 26.4 or later.

Q: What types of devices are affected by CVE-2026-28895?

CVE-2026-28895 affects Apple iOS and iPadOS devices prior to version 26.4.

Q: What specific vulnerabilities does CVE-2026-28895 address?

CVE-2026-28895 addresses authentication and authorization issues with improved state management in the affected software.

Q: Is there a workaround for CVE-2026-28895?

There is no known workaround for CVE-2026-28895, and users should update their devices to the latest version to ensure security.

Published Mar 24, 2026

Updated

802.1X. An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.

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Accounts. An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.

— Apple

App Protection. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4. An attacker with physical access to an iOS device with Stolen Device Protection enabled may be able to access biometrics-gated Protected Apps with the passcode.

— 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

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available

Apple iOS<26.4

26.4

Apple iPadOS<26.4

26.4

Apple iPadOS<26.4

Apple iPhone OS<26.4

Event History

Mar 24, 2026

Data Sourced

via Apple·12:00 AM

DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software

Updated

via Apple·12:00 AM

DescriptionWeakness

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

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

APPLE-126792

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2026-28895?

CVE-2026-28895 has been classified as a high-severity authentication and authorization issue in Apple's iOS and iPadOS.

How do I fix CVE-2026-28895?

To mitigate CVE-2026-28895, update your device to iOS or iPadOS version 26.4 or later.

What types of devices are affected by CVE-2026-28895?

CVE-2026-28895 affects Apple iOS and iPadOS devices prior to version 26.4.

What specific vulnerabilities does CVE-2026-28895 address?

CVE-2026-28895 addresses authentication and authorization issues with improved state management in the affected software.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2026-28895?

There is no known workaround for CVE-2026-28895, and users should update their devices to the latest version to ensure security.

CVE-2026-28895: Medium severity Apple iOS vulnerability

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What is the severity of CVE-2026-28895?

How do I fix CVE-2026-28895?

What types of devices are affected by CVE-2026-28895?

What specific vulnerabilities does CVE-2026-28895 address?

Is there a workaround for CVE-2026-28895?

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