Cyber Posture

CVE-2026-28969

High

Published: 11 May 2026

Published
11 May 2026
Modified
12 May 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0002 7.0th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-28969 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 7.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Threat & Defense Details

Likely Mitigating ControlsAI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-16 Memory Protection
addresses: CWE-416

Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.

NVD Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. 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, visionOS 26.5, watchOS…

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26.5. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Deeper analysisAI

Automated synthesis unavailable for this CVE.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-416

References