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Sensitive Data Exposure in Visual Intelligence During iPhone Mirroring

IdentifiersCVE-2026-28963CWE-200

CVE-2026-28963 is a privacy vulnerability affecting the Screenshots component on iPhone 15 and later. According to Apple's advisory, an attacker with physical access may be able to use Visual Intelligence to access sensitive user data during iPhone Mirroring. Apple states the issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. No further technical details about the specific code path or function were provided in the supplied content.

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ANALYST BRIEF

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Impact

What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.

Successful exploitation may expose sensitive user data during an iPhone Mirroring session. The issue is a privacy breach rather than a code-execution flaw, enabling an attacker with physical access to obtain information that should not have been accessible through Visual Intelligence in that context.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

Limit physical access to affected devices until patched. Avoid leaving devices unattended during or around iPhone Mirroring use, and apply standard device hardening such as maintaining lock-screen protections and promptly installing Apple's security updates. No vendor-provided workaround beyond updating was included in the supplied content.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade affected devices to iOS 26.5 or iPadOS 26.5, where Apple states the issue is fixed. Apple reports that the remediation was implemented by removing the vulnerable code.
PUBLIC EXPLOITS

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EXPOSURE SURFACE

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AppleIosoperating_system
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AppleIphone Osoperating_system

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

3 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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Social activity

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EXTERNAL REFERENCES
MITRE CVE
cve.org · CVE-2026-28963
NVD
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28963
MITRE CWE · CWE-200
cwe.mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/127110