2026-07-27 20:14CVE-2026-43747apple
PUBLISHED5.2

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. Parsing a maliciously crafted file may lead to an unexpected app termination.

Problem type

  • Parsing a maliciously crafted file may lead to an unexpected app termination

Affected products

Apple

macOS

< 14.8.8 - AFFECTED

< 15.7.8 - AFFECTED

< 26.6 - AFFECTED

References

GitHub Security Advisories

GHSA-xj44-pxrh-gchm

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS...

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xj44-pxrh-gchm

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. Parsing a maliciously crafted file may lead to an unexpected app termination.

JSON source

https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-43747
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