Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-43682

Apple macOS
CVSS 3.1
9.8Critical

Official description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
9.8Critical 3.1 CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
Apple macOS v < 14.8.8 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
Apple macOS v < 15.7.8 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
Apple macOS v < 26.6 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

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Details

Published
2026-07-27
Last updated
2026-07-28
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
apple

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.72%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
54.2%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
Yes
Exploitation
None
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-119
    Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer