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CVE-2026-28962 — This issue was addressed with improved access restrictions

High CVSS 7.5

This issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, visionOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.5 (3.1)
Published
2026-05-11
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
apple/platform
Weaknesses
CWE-200

Affected products

  • apple / ipados
  • apple / iphone_os
  • apple / macos
  • apple / visionos

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Matched remediation archetype

Information disclosure and sensitive data exposure

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Check exposure

  • Trace sensitive data through responses, errors, logs, metrics, traces, caches, exports, files, backups, and client bundles.
  • Identify affected subjects, tenants, retention windows, access controls, and downstream copies without opening unnecessary sensitive records.
  • Review metadata, timing, status, length, and existence signals as well as direct content disclosure.

Remediate safely

  • Minimize collection and output, apply field-level authorization and redaction at a centralized boundary, and return generic external errors.
  • Remove secrets and sensitive data from logs, artifacts, URLs, caches, and client-side bundles; rotate credentials that may have been exposed.
  • Update the affected component and add synthetic-data tests for response, error, observability, and export paths.

Authoritative sources

Complete CVE record and remediation plan

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