CVE-2026-28987: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to leak sensitive kernel state.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 18.7.9 (fixed in 18.7.9); from 26.0, before 26.5 (fixed in 26.5)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 18.7.9 (fixed in 18.7.9); from 26.0, before 26.5 (fixed in 26.5)
• Apple macOS: from 14.0, before 14.8.7 (fixed in 14.8.7); from 15.0, before 15.7.7 (fixed in 15.7.7); from 26.0, before 26.5 (fixed in 26.5)
• Apple tvOS: before 26.5 (fixed in 26.5)
• Apple watchOS: before 26.5 (fixed in 26.5)

Published 2026-05-11. Last modified 2026-06-17.