6.5

CVE-2026-28909: apple container Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 30-04-2026Last modified 01-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-28909 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in apple container. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.32%
0%100%
Low · +0.12 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 30-04-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Users who connect to malicious registries with hostnames matching the bypass patterns will have their registry credentials exposed in plaintext. This issue is fixed in container version 0.12.3.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

24%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.12 pp

From 0.20% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.32%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apple2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links