CVE-2026-28985

Published May 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5. An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

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First Time appeared Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os
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Title Local Network Man‑In‑The‑Middle Attack Can Trigger Denial of Service via Null Pointer Dereference in Apple Operating Systems
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Metrics ssvc

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

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Apple tvos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Apple tvos
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Title Local Network Man‑In‑The‑Middle Attack Can Trigger Denial of Service via Null Pointer Dereference in Apple Operating Systems
Weaknesses CWE-476
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Description A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5. An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apple
Published
Updated
May 12, 2026, 5:26 PM
Reserved
Mar 3, 2026, 4:36 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 11, 2026, 9:18 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 6:10 PM