Resource exhaustion in Apple iOS and iPadOS - CVE-2026-28872

 

Resource exhaustion in Apple iOS and iPadOS - CVE-2026-28872

Published: May 12, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU131095
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-28872
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in Calendar. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Apple iOS
iPadOS

How to mitigate CVE-2026-28872

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apple iOS - update to 18.7.9 22H355
iPadOS - update to 18.7.9 22H355

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