Apple OS Fingerprinting via Permissions Flaw before 26.4
CVE-2026-28863 Published on March 25, 2026

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to fingerprint the user.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-28863 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
NONE

Products Associated with CVE-2026-28863

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Apple iOS
 
Apple iPadOS
 
Apple tvOS
 
Apple watchOS
 
Apple visionOS
 
Apple Ios And Ipados
 

Affected Versions

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Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.03%
Percentile
7.30%

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