CVE-2026-28986
Published: 11 May 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-28986 is a high-severity Race Condition (CWE-362) 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.
Accurate timestamps from internal clocks enable detection of race conditions by providing reliable event ordering in audit logs.
Coordination of concurrent security activities reduces the probability that shared resources will be accessed simultaneously without proper synchronization.
NVD Description
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. 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…
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able to cause unexpected system termination.
Deeper analysisAI
Automated synthesis unavailable for this CVE.
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