CVE-2026-28936: Buffer Overflow
Published May 11, 2026
·Updated
Accelerate. An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
Other sources
Accounts. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
— Apple
Accounts. An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.
— Apple
APFS. A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.
— Apple
App Intents. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.
— Apple
AppleJPEG. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation.
— Apple
Credit
Dave G., impost0r (ret2plt), David Ige(Beryllium Security), Arni Hardarson, Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), Alex Radocea, Kun Peeks@@SwayZGl1tZyyy, Aswin Kumar Gokula Kannan, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Iru), Suresh Sundaram, Jiri Ha, wdszzml, Atuin Automated Vulnerability Discovery Engine, Johnny Franks@@zeroxjf, Google Threat Analysis Group, Mihalis Haatainen, Ari Hawking, Ashish Kunwar, Vaagn Vardanian, Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Robert Tran(STAR Labs SG Pte), popku1337(STAR Labs SG Pte), Billy Jheng Bing Jhong(STAR Labs SG Pte), Pan Zhenpeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Aswin kumar Gokulakannan, Calif.io in collaboration with Claude, Anthropic Research, beist, Ryan Hileman via Xint Code (xint.io), Tristan Madani@@TristanInSec(Talence Security), Chris Betz, Dhiyanesh Selvaraj@@redroot97, Atul R V, Anton Pakhunov, Ricardo Prado, Ian van der Wurff (ian.nl), Ilya Sc. Jowell A., Morris Richman@@morrisinlife, Andrei Dodu, Peter Malone, Doron Assness, Amy (amys.website), YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), an anonymous researcher, Wang Yu, Brendon Tiszka(Google Project Zero), Seiji Sakurai@@HeapSmasher, Asaf Cohen, Vamshi Paili, Tony Gorez for Reverse Society@@tonygo_, CVE-2026-1837, Alan Wang, Christopher W. Fletcher, Hovav Shacham, David Kohlbrenner, Riccardo Paccagnella, Niels Hofmans(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Anonymous(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Robert Tran, Ruslan Dautov, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Andy Koo@@andykoo(Hexens), Adriatik Raci, Cantina, Luke Francis, kwak kiyong / kakaogames, Vitaly Simonovich, Adel Bouachraoui, greenbynox, Do Young Park, Yuhao Hu, Yuanming Lai, Chenggang Wu, Zhe Wang, DARKNAVY@@DarkNavyOrg(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Daniel Rhea, Luka Rački, wac(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Kookhwan Lee(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Mateusz Krzywicki (iVerify.io), Maher Azzouzi, Aisle offensive security research team (Joshua Rogers(Calif), Luigino Camastra(Calif), Igor Morgenstern(Calif), (Calif), Guido Vranken)(Calif), Maher Azzouzi(Calif), Ngan Nguyen(Calif), Khiem Tran, Milad Nasr, Nicholas Carlini with Claude, Anthropic, dr3dd, Kenneth Hsu(Palo Alto Networks), Jérôme DJOUDER, Rosyna Keller(Totally Not Malicious Software), Alvin Aries Tapia, XiguaSec, Ilya Andr (andrd3v)(Voynich Group), Ilias Morad (A2nkF)(Voynich Group), Duy Trần@@khanhduytran0, @@hugeBlack, Guy Dor, Daniel Rhea(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Somair Ansar, Chris Betz(Talence Security), Omar Cerrito, Jorge Welch, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Safran Mumbai India), Dan Raviv, Peter Malone(Supernetworks), Dave G.(Supernetworks), Alex Radocea(Supernetworks), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), David Ige - Beryllium Security, Gia Bui@@yabeow(Calif), w0wbox
Affected Software
14 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.8.7
14.8.7
Apple visionOS<26.5
26.5
Apple iOS<18.7.9
18.7.9
Apple iPadOS<18.7.9
18.7.9
Apple iOS<26.5
26.5
Apple iPadOS<26.5
26.5
Apple macOS Tahoe<26.5
26.5
Apple iPadOS<18.7.9
Apple iPadOS>=26.0<26.5
Apple iPhone OS<18.7.9
Apple iPhone OS>=26.0<26.5
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.8.7
Apple macOS>=26.0<26.5
Apple visionOS<26.5
Event History
May 11, 2026
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:08 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:08 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:18 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Parent advisories
This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.
Peer vulnerabilities
Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2026-28959
- CVE-2026-28956
- CVE-2026-39869
- CVE-2026-28922
- CVE-2026-28936
- CVE-2026-28915
- CVE-2026-43659
- CVE-2026-28923
- CVE-2026-28925
- CVE-2025-43524
- CVE-2026-28977
- CVE-2026-28990
- CVE-2026-28978
- CVE-2026-28992
- CVE-2026-28943
- CVE-2026-28969
- CVE-2026-43654
- CVE-2026-28954
- CVE-2026-28897
- CVE-2026-28952
- CVE-2026-28908
- CVE-2026-28951
- CVE-2026-28972
- CVE-2026-28986
- CVE-2026-28987
- CVE-2026-28929
- CVE-2026-43653
- CVE-2026-43668
- CVE-2026-43666
- CVE-2026-28906
- CVE-2026-28840
- CVE-2026-43656
- CVE-2026-39870
- CVE-2026-28846
- CVE-2026-28993
- CVE-2026-28996
- CVE-2026-28919
- CVE-2026-28924
- CVE-2026-39871
- CVE-2026-28819
- CVE-2026-28994
- CVE-2026-28920
- CVE-2026-28991
- CVE-2026-28988
- CVE-2026-28995
- CVE-2026-1837
- CVE-2026-28964
- CVE-2026-28918
- CVE-2026-28983
- CVE-2026-28940
- CVE-2026-28974
- CVE-2026-28957
- CVE-2026-43660
- CVE-2026-28907
- CVE-2026-28962
- CVE-2026-43658
- CVE-2026-28905
- CVE-2026-28847
- CVE-2026-28904
- CVE-2026-28955
- CVE-2026-28903
- CVE-2026-28953
- CVE-2026-28902
- CVE-2026-28901
- CVE-2026-28883
- CVE-2026-28958
- CVE-2026-28971
- CVE-2026-28942
- CVE-2026-28947
- CVE-2026-28917
- CVE-2026-28944
- CVE-2026-28877
- CVE-2026-28872
- CVE-2026-28894
- CVE-2026-28870
- CVE-2026-28882
- CVE-2026-28941
- CVE-2026-28873
- CVE-2026-43661
- CVE-2026-43655
- CVE-2026-28985
- CVE-2026-28963
- CVE-2026-28913
- CVE-2026-28965
- CVE-2026-28961
- CVE-2026-43652
- CVE-2026-28848
- CVE-2026-28930
- CVE-2026-28976
- CVE-2026-28946
- CVE-2026-28914
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2026-28936?
CVE-2026-28936 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the risk of out-of-bounds reads and buffer overflows.
2
How do I fix CVE-2026-28936?
To address CVE-2026-28936, users should update to the latest versions of affected Apple products that contain the security fix.
3
What types of systems are affected by CVE-2026-28936?
CVE-2026-28936 affects macOS Tahoe, iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS versions up to 26.5, as well as specific earlier versions of macOS Sonoma.
4
What vulnerabilities are addressed in CVE-2026-28936?
CVE-2026-28936 addresses issues like out-of-bounds read, permissions issues, and buffer overflow through improved bounds checking and state management.
5
When was CVE-2026-28936 published?
CVE-2026-28936 was published in October 2026.