The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, visionOS 26.5. A malicious iframe may use another website’s download settings.
History

Mon, 11 May 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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Title Malicious iframe can hijack download settings on Apple operating systems
Weaknesses CWE-601

Mon, 11 May 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Apple visionos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Apple visionos

Mon, 11 May 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, visionOS 26.5. A malicious iframe may use another website’s download settings.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T20:08:23.674Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T16:36:03.992Z

Link: CVE-2026-28971

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-11T21:18:57.807

Modified: 2026-05-11T21:18:57.807

Link: CVE-2026-28971

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-11T23:15:09Z