CVE-2026-28963: Buffer Overflow

Published May 11, 2026
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Updated

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.

Other sources

Accelerate. An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

Accounts. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— 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

Vaagn Vardanian, Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon, popku1337(STAR Labs SG Pte), Billy Jheng Bing Jhong(STAR Labs SG Pte), Pan Zhenpeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Robert Tran, Aswin kumar Gokulakannan, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Iru), Ryan Hileman via Xint Code (xint.io), Chris Betz(Talence Security), Tristan Madani@@TristanInSec(Talence Security), Dhiyanesh Selvaraj@@redroot97, Ruslan Dautov, Atul R V, Omar Cerrito, Anton Pakhunov, Ricardo Prado, Ian van der Wurff (ian.nl), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Ilya Sc. Jowell A., Peter Malone, Jorge Welch, Doron Assness, Andy Koo@@andykoo(Hexens), Adriatik Raci, Alex Radocea, 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), Anonymous(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), an anonymous researcher, dr3dd, Milad Nasr, Nicholas Carlini with Claude, Anthropic, Khiem Tran, Kenneth Hsu(Palo Alto Networks), Jérôme DJOUDER, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Safran Mumbai India), Brendon Tiszka(Google Project Zero), Vamshi Paili, Tony Gorez for Reverse Society@@tonygo_, CVE-2026-1837, impost0r (ret2plt), David Ige(Beryllium Security), Alan Wang, Christopher W. Fletcher, Hovav Shacham, David Kohlbrenner, Riccardo Paccagnella, Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), Niels Hofmans(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Suresh Sundaram, Jiri Ha, Arni Hardarson, Johnny Franks@@zeroxjf, Google Threat Analysis Group, Mihalis Haatainen, Ari Hawking, Ashish Kunwar, Somair Ansar, Dave G., Seiji Sakurai@@HeapSmasher, Asaf Cohen

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iOS<26.5
26.5
Apple iPadOS<26.5
26.5
Apple iPadOS<26.5
Apple iPhone OS<26.5

Event History

May 11, 2026
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:07 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:07 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:18 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2026-28963?

CVE-2026-28963 is a privacy issue that allows an attacker with physical access to potentially access sensitive user data.

2

How do I fix CVE-2026-28963?

To fix CVE-2026-28963, update your device to iOS 26.5 or iPadOS 26.5.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2026-28963?

CVE-2026-28963 affects versions of iOS and iPadOS prior to 26.5.

4

What types of devices are impacted by CVE-2026-28963?

CVE-2026-28963 impacts Apple iPhones and iPads running vulnerable OS versions.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2026-28963?

There are no documented workarounds for CVE-2026-28963; updating to the latest version is recommended.

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