CVE-2026-28950

medium

Description

A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.8 and iPadOS 18.7.8, iOS 26.4.2 and iPadOS 26.4.2. Notifications marked for deletion could be unexpectedly retained on the device.

References

References
More

https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-ios-flaw-allowing-recovery-of-deleted-chats/

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/04/apple-fixes-ios-bug-that-kept-deleted-notifications-including-chat-previews

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/apple-ios-notification-bug-deleted/

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/23/cve-2026-28950-iphone-vulnerability-notifications-signal/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/apple-patches-ios-flaw-that-stored.html

https://securityaffairs.com/191183/mobile-2/ios-flaw-let-deleted-notifications-linger-apple-issues-fix.html

https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32922

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-fixes-ios-bug-that-retained-deleted-notification-data/

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127003

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127002

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-04-22

Updated: 2026-04-23

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N