CVE-2026-43688

7.8 highEPSS 0.2%

High (7.8) in apple. EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 5% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-1021
Published: 2026-09-14
Modified: 2026-09-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:ipados
apple:iphone_os
apple:macos

References

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

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