A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. (CVE-2026-28933)
A use-after-free vulnerability in macOS was addressed by improving memory management. This flaw could allow an application to cause unexpected system termination. The issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2026-28933 is a use-after-free vulnerability in macOS that could be exploited by an application to cause unexpected system termination. The issue was mitigated by improved memory management techniques. Apple fixed this vulnerability in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.
Potential Impact
An application exploiting this vulnerability may cause the affected system to terminate unexpectedly, potentially leading to denial of service conditions. There is no indication of code execution or data compromise from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by updating to macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, or macOS Tahoe 26.6. These versions contain the improved memory management that resolves the use-after-free issue.
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. (CVE-2026-28933)
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability in macOS was addressed by improving memory management. This flaw could allow an application to cause unexpected system termination. The issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-28933 is a use-after-free vulnerability in macOS that could be exploited by an application to cause unexpected system termination. The issue was mitigated by improved memory management techniques. Apple fixed this vulnerability in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.
Potential Impact
An application exploiting this vulnerability may cause the affected system to terminate unexpectedly, potentially leading to denial of service conditions. There is no indication of code execution or data compromise from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by updating to macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, or macOS Tahoe 26.6. These versions contain the improved memory management that resolves the use-after-free issue.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-rhrf-chxx-xwhw
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-28933"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa8a1bf55bf5e2cf5f3e01e
Added to database: 09/15/2026, 01:39:11 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 01:56:56 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 03:01:22 UTC
Views: 2
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