CVE-2026-28864 | Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS/visionOS/watchOS up to 18.7.6/26.3 Keychain Item permission
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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS and watchOS up to 18.7.6/26.3 . Affected is an unknown function of the component Keychain Item Handler . The manipulation leads to permission issues. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-28864 . Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
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✦ AI Summary· Claude Sonnet
VDB-352968 · CVE-2026-28864 · GCVE-0-2026-28864
APPLE IOS/IPADOS/MACOS/VISIONOS/WATCHOS UP TO 18.7.6/26.3 KEYCHAIN ITEM PERMISSION
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CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score
3.2 $5k-$25k 0.94+
Summaryinfo
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS and watchOS up to 18.7.6/26.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Keychain Item Handler. The manipulation results in permission. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-28864. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS and watchOS up to 18.7.6/26.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Keychain Item Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-275. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking. 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, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. A local attacker may gain access to user's Keychain items.
The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-28864 since 03/03/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 03/25/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1222.
Upgrading to version 18.7.7 or 26.4 eliminates this vulnerability.
Productinfo
Type
Smartphone Operating System
Vendor
Apple
Name
iOS
iPadOS
macOS
visionOS
watchOS
Version
18.7.0
18.7.1
18.7.2
18.7.3
18.7.4
18.7.5
18.7.6
26.0
26.1
26.2
26.3
License
commercial
Website
Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
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CVSSv3info
VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2
VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2info
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS/macOS/visionOS/watchOS 18.7.7/26.4
Timelineinfo
03/03/2026 CVE reserved
03/25/2026 +22 days Advisory disclosed
03/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Vendor: apple.com
Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-28864 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28864
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-352968
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entryinfo
Created: 03/25/2026 07:56
Changes: 03/25/2026 07:56 (57)
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Cache ID: 99:DD4:101
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