---
id: CVE-2026-28878
title: A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data
summary: >-
  A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data. This issue is fixed
  in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia
  15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4,
  watchOS 26.4.…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'
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 < 15.7.7
  - macOS < 26.4
  - tvOS < 26.4
  - visionOS < 26.4
  - watchOS < 26.4
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-03-25T19:54:12.267906Z'
published: '2026-03-25'
updated: '2026-10-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-26T20:41:18.680Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28878'
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/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'
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00898
epssPercentile: 0.59424
ingestedAt: '2026-10-27T16:11:59.010Z'
---

## Overview

A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps.

## Affected

- `ios_and_ipados < 18.7.7`
- `ios_and_ipados < 26.4`
- `macOS < 14.8.5`
- `macOS < 15.7.7`
- `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.