Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A permissions flaw may let an app discover which other apps a user has installed. This can expose privacy-sensitive information and assist user profiling. Apple addressed the issue by adding restrictions across supported iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS releases.
Executive priority
Schedule remediation through normal security-update processes and prioritize managed or privacy-sensitive fleets. Escalation to an emergency response is not supported by the supplied evidence, but delayed patching leaves an avoidable privacy and reconnaissance risk.
Technical view
CVE-2026-28880 is a CWE-284 permissions issue rated CVSS 6.5. The disclosed impact is installed-application enumeration. The bundle does not explain the affected permission boundary, availability impact, attack prerequisites beyond the CVSS vector, or precise vulnerable version ranges.
Likely exposure
Devices may be exposed when running releases older than the listed fixed versions. The supplied data does not identify exact vulnerable starting versions, configurations, or affected hardware, so inventory-based confirmation against Apple guidance is necessary.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed in KEV, and the supplied sources provide no evidence of active exploitation or a public exploit. Absence from KEV does not establish that exploitation is impossible.
Researcher notes
The public description is sparse: it identifies additional permission restrictions and installed-app enumeration but provides no affected component, root cause, proof of concept, or detailed trust boundary. Treat conclusions about reachability and availability impact cautiously until Apple or the CVE record provides more detail.
Mitigation direction
- Update iPhones and iPads to iOS or iPadOS 18.7.7 or 26.4, as applicable.
- Update Macs to Sequoia 15.7.5, Sonoma 14.8.5, or Tahoe 26.4, as applicable.
- Update Apple Vision Pro devices to visionOS 26.4.
- Review Apple security guidance for device-specific compatibility and any later superseding releases.
Validation and detection
- Inventory deployed iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS versions.
- Confirm each device meets an applicable fixed version or a later superseding release.
- Use device-management reporting to identify failed, deferred, or incomplete updates.
- Check Apple advisories when an installed release cannot be mapped confidently to the listed fixes.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L3.92.5CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Vulnerability timeline
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- CVE reservedCVE Program
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- CVE publishedCVE Program
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- CVE updatedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126792CVE reference, apple
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126793CVE reference, apple
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794CVE reference, apple
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126795CVE reference, apple
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126796CVE reference, apple
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126799CVE reference, apple
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Improper Access Control
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