An issue existed in the handling of environment variables. This issue was addressed with improved validation. 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.

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Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Title Environment Variable Handling Causing System Termination
Weaknesses CWE-20
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
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Description An issue existed in the handling of environment variables. This issue was addressed with improved validation. 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-28T13:50:37.339Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T22:46:27.820Z

Link: CVE-2026-43793

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-28T13:50:26.871Z

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-28T14:00:05Z

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