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CVE-2026-43748

CRITICAL 9.8 ALL-YEARS

Published 2026-07-27 · Last modified 2026-09-14 · apple · NVD: Modified

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

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 9.8), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.6%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 48th percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation none, automatable yes

Impact if exploited

9.8CVSS 3.1 · CRITICAL · ADP

  • ConfidentialityHigh
  • IntegrityHigh
  • AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

  • ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
  • ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

No public PoC is currently catalogued.

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Affected

Vendors Apple

Products Ios And Ipados Macos

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Known Affected Software Configurations

VendorProductVersion range
AppleMacos≥ 15.0 and < 15.7.8
AppleMacos≥ 26.0 and < 26.6

All CVSS metrics

  • CRITICAL 9.8 v3.1 · ADP Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CRITICAL 9.8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Advisories

Technical & other

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS