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CVE-2026-43729 is a vulnerability affecting Apple's operating systems, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS Sequoia, macOS Tahoe, tvOS, and visionOS. The issue stems from improved memory handling, and it was addressed in updates such as iOS 26.6, iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, tvOS 26.6, and visionOS 26.6. Specifically, processing a maliciously crafted image could lead to memory corruption within the affected systems. The vulnerability was identified by Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of TrendAI Zero Day Initiative.
- Description
- The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, tvOS 26.6, visionOS 26.6. Processing a maliciously crafted image may corrupt process memory.
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Products
- ipados, iphone_os, macos, tvos, visionos
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 7.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 1.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
- CWE-119
Hype score is a measure of social media activity compared against trending CVEs from the past 12 months. Max score 100.
- Hype score
5
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