Apple macOS up to 14.8.6/15.7.6/26.4 App buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 14.8.6/15.7.6/26.4. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component App. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-28925. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 14.8.6/15.7.6/26.4 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-28925 since 03/03/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/12/2026).

Upgrading to version 14.8.7, 15.7.7 or 26.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 14.8.7/15.7.7/26.5

Timelineinfo

03/03/2026 CVE reserved
05/12/2026 +69 days Advisory disclosed
05/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-28925 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28925
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-362831
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2026 04:15
Changes: 05/12/2026 04:15 (57)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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