Vulnerability · Published Jul 27, 2026 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2026-43682

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity memory corruption in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC

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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple macOS 0 – before 14.8.80 – before 15.7.80 – before 26.6

Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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