Apple macOS up to 14.8.7/15.7.7/26.5 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in Apple macOS up to 14.8.7/15.7.7/26.5. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-43773. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 14.8.7/15.7.7/26.5. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An out-of-bounds read 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. Mounting a maliciously crafted disk image may cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-43773 since 05/02/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 07/27/2026).

Upgrading to version 14.8.8, 15.7.8 or 26.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Temp Score: 8.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 14.8.8/15.7.8/26.6

Timelineinfo

05/02/2026 CVE reserved
07/27/2026 +86 days Advisory disclosed
07/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-43773 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-43773
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-383623
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/27/2026 23:43
Changes: 07/27/2026 23:43 (55)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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