This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
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Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-59
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-25T19:14:45.435Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T16:36:03.973Z

Link: CVE-2026-28866

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-25T19:14:41.565Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-25T01:17:10.680

Modified: 2026-03-25T21:30:07.740

Link: CVE-2026-28866

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-25T11:36:57Z

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