Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS prior 26.6/15.7.8/14.8.8 sandbox

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.8 | $5k-$25k | 2.06 |
Summary
A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS and tvOS. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to sandbox. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-64740. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS and tvOS. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sandbox vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-265. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. 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. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-64740 since 07/20/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/28/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1611 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 26.6, 15.7.8 or 14.8.8 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
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License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8
VulDB Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
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Exploiting
Class: SandboxCWE: CWE-265 / CWE-264
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially
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 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-2026-64740 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-64740
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-383735
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 07/28/2026 01:38Changes: 07/28/2026 01:38 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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