Vulnerability · Published Jul 27, 2026 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2026-43750

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity buffer overflow 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 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code out of its sandbox or with certain elevated privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

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

Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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