CVE-2026-28909

Credential Exposure via Hostname Bypass Patterns in Apple Container

Published Apr 30, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Users who connect to malicious registries with hostnames matching the bypass patterns will have their registry credentials exposed in plaintext. This issue is fixed in container version 0.12.3.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple container
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apple:container:*:*:*:*:*:swift:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple container
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Title Credential Exposure via Hostname Bypass Patterns in Apple Container
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Title Plaintext Exposure of Registry Credentials via Hostname Bypass in Apple Container
Weaknesses CWE-198
CWE-200
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Weaknesses CWE-522
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Title Plaintext Exposure of Registry Credentials via Hostname Bypass in Apple Container
Weaknesses CWE-198
CWE-200
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First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
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Description Users who connect to malicious registries with hostnames matching the bypass patterns will have their registry credentials exposed in plaintext. This issue is fixed in container version 0.12.3.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apple
Published
Updated
May 1, 2026, 1:57 PM
Reserved
Mar 3, 2026, 4:36 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 30, 2026, 11:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 PM