Denial-of-Service in Apple Spotlight via unauthorized actions
CVE-2026-28974 is a vulnerability in Apple Spotlight affecting multiple Apple platforms. Apple describes the issue as being addressed with improved checks to prevent unauthorized actions. A successful trigger by a local app may cause a denial-of-service. The available content does not disclose the specific vulnerable function, code path, or the exact unauthorized action that led to the fault condition. Reported affected releases include iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and watchOS 26.5.
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Impact
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Mitigation
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Remediation
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Exploits
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No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.
Affected products & vendors
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Recent activity
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A denial-of-service vulnerability in Spotlight that may allow an app to cause a denial-of-service.
A macOS Tahoe vulnerability that may allow an app to cause a denial-of-service through unauthorized actions.
An Apple TV vulnerability that could allow an app to cause denial-of-service and was fixed with improved authorization checks.
An authorization-related issue that could allow an app to cause a denial-of-service.
The version that knows your environment.
Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.
Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.