---
id: CVE-2026-28865
title: An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management
summary: >-
  An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. 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, tvOS 26.4,
  visionOS 26.4, w…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cvssSource: adp
vendor: Apple
product: iOS and iPadOS
affected:
  - ios_and_ipados < 18.7.7
  - ios_and_ipados < 26.4
  - macOS < 14.8.5
  - macOS < 15.7.5
  - macOS < 26.4
  - tvOS < 26.4
  - visionOS < 26.4
  - watchOS < 26.4
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-03-25T19:48:54.762810Z'
published: '2026-03-25'
updated: '2026-10-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-26T20:41:38.060Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28865'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/126792'
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/126793'
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794'
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/126795'
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/126796'
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/126797'
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/126798'
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/126799'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00794
epssPercentile: 0.56194
ingestedAt: '2026-10-27T16:11:59.018Z'
---

## Overview

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. 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, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept network traffic.

## Affected

- `ios_and_ipados < 18.7.7`
- `ios_and_ipados < 26.4`
- `macOS < 14.8.5`
- `macOS < 15.7.5`
- `macOS < 26.4`
- `tvOS < 26.4`
- `visionOS < 26.4`
- `watchOS < 26.4`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.