CVE-2026-28911

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A malicious app may be able to corrupt memory of a system process.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067	Vendor Advisory Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072	Vendor Advisory Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-27 21:16

Updated : 2026-07-29 15:48

NVD link : CVE-2026-28911

Mitre link : CVE-2026-28911

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-28911

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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