Description
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
Published: 2026-09-14
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:15:00 +0000

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Title Use‑After‑Free Allowing Unexpected System Termination in macOS

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

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Title Use‑After‑Free Allowing Unexpected System Termination in macOS
Weaknesses CWE-416

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-15T16:40:18.853Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T16:36:03.988Z

Link: CVE-2026-28933

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-15T16:40:10.559Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-14T21:17:05.290

Modified: 2026-09-15T19:26:48.493

Link: CVE-2026-28933

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-16T11:00:23Z

Weaknesses