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Critical 9.8Published Jul 27, 2026

CVE-2026-43802An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

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No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

CVSS
9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-787
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
Not given
NVD analysis
Modified
Record last updated
Aug 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
apple macos
apple:macos
from 14.0 before 14.8.8; from 15.0 before 15.7.8; from 26.0 before 26.6
NVD

References

  • release-notes, vendor-advisory
  • release-notes, vendor-advisory
  • release-notes, vendor-advisory

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