Description
A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. 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 26.5. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | < 18.7.9, < 26.5 | 18.7.9 |
| Apple | macOS | < 14.8.7, < 15.7.7, < 26.5 | 14.8.7 |
| Apple | tvOS | < 26.5 | 26.5 |
| Apple | visionOS | < 26.5 | 26.5 |
| Apple | watchOS | < 26.5 | 26.5 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 2 repositories
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0xjohnnydev/CVE-2026-28992-IOHIDFamily-FastPathUserClient-Race-Conditions ★ 17 · Feb 14, 2026
UAF and AOP coprocessor panic in IOHIDEventServiceFastPathUserClient. No entitlements, reachable from app sandbox.
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clogan9019-dotcom/IOHIDFamily-PoC-Research ★ 0 · Jul 10, 2026
CVE-2026-28992 IOHIDFamily FastPathUserClient race condition PoC — security research
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 4
- WID-SEC-2026-1459 Apple iOS und iPadOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 9, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-1463 Apple macOS Sonoma, macOS Sequoia und macOS Tahoe: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · May 12, 2026
- NCSC-2026-0139 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Apple MacOS NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · May 12, 2026
- NCSC-2026-0138 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Apple iOS en iPadOS NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · May 12, 2026
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127111
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127117
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127118
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127119
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127120