Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS prior 26.6/15.7.8 buffer overflow

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 8.5 | $25k-$100k | 1.38 |
Summary
A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Apple iOS, iPadOS and macOS. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-43776. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS and macOS and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code. 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 iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.
It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-43776 since 05/02/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/27/2026).
Upgrading to version 26.6 or 15.7.8 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5
VulDB Base Score: 9.6
VulDB Temp Score: 9.2
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
ADP CISA Base Score: 7.8
ADP CISA Vector: 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Buffer overflowCWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS/macOS 26.6/15.7.8
Timeline
05/02/2026 CVE reserved07/27/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/27/2026 VulDB entry created
07/27/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-43776 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-43776
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-383639
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 07/27/2026 23:59Changes: 07/27/2026 23:59 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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