A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00163.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Apple iOS and iPadOS affected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 27
Apple macOS affected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 27

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Apple OSes Vulnerable to Memory Corruption Leading to Application Crash via Malicious Files

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-1021
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Memory Corruption Exploitable Through Malicious File Leading to App Crash
Weaknesses CWE-120
CWE-787

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Memory Corruption Exploitable Through Malicious File Leading to App Crash
Weaknesses CWE-120
CWE-787

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-26T20:35:03.287Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T22:46:21.642Z

Link: CVE-2026-43688

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-16T13:55:13.379Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-14T21:17:08.133

Modified: 2026-09-17T18:41:43.723

Link: CVE-2026-43688

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-20T21:45:04Z

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