Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS prior 26.6/15.7.8/14.8.8 use after free

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 8.6 | $25k-$100k | 1.31- |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS. It has been classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-64700. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, tvOS 26.6, visionOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-64700 since 07/20/2026. 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 $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/28/2026).
Upgrading to version 26.6, 15.7.8 or 14.8.8 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
VulDB Vector: 🔒VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6
VulDB Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Temp Score: 8.6
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / 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/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS 26.6/15.7.8/14.8.8
Timeline
07/20/2026 CVE reserved07/27/2026 VulDB entry created
07/28/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/28/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-64700 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-64700
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-383647
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 07/28/2026 00:07Changes: 07/28/2026 00:07 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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