CVE-2026-28932: An app may be able to cause a denial of service in Apple macOS
A logic issue existed resulting in memory corruption. This was addressed with improved state management. 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 a denial of service.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-28932 is a vulnerability in Apple macOS where a logic flaw leads to memory corruption, potentially enabling an application to cause a denial of service condition. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved state management in specific macOS versions: Sequoia 15.7.8, Sonoma 14.8.8, and Tahoe 26.6. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption). The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, indicating medium severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or integrity impact, and high impact on availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to interact with the user interface could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service by triggering memory corruption. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity, but availability of the affected system could be disrupted.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6. Users and administrators should apply these updates to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's advisory information. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-28932: An app may be able to cause a denial of service in Apple macOS
Description
A logic issue existed resulting in memory corruption. This was addressed with improved state management. 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 a denial of service.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Apple
macOS
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-28932 is a vulnerability in Apple macOS where a logic flaw leads to memory corruption, potentially enabling an application to cause a denial of service condition. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved state management in specific macOS versions: Sequoia 15.7.8, Sonoma 14.8.8, and Tahoe 26.6. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption). The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, indicating medium severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or integrity impact, and high impact on availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to interact with the user interface could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service by triggering memory corruption. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity, but availability of the affected system could be disrupted.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6. Users and administrators should apply these updates to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's advisory information. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.988Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a67c1b29c2644c7f8cb0d91
Added to database: 07/27/2026, 20:38:10 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 23:30:44 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 07:31:52 UTC
Views: 68
Community Reviews
0 reviewsCrowdsource mitigation strategies, share intel context, and vote on the most helpful responses. Sign in to add your voice and help keep defenders ahead.
Want to contribute mitigation steps or threat intel context? Sign in or create an account to join the community discussion.
Actions
Updates to AI analysis require Pro Console access. Upgrade inside Console → Billing.
Need more coverage?
Upgrade to Pro Console for AI refresh and higher limits.
For incident response and remediation, OffSeq services can help resolve threats faster.
Latest Threats
Check if your credentials are on the dark web
Instant breach scanning across billions of leaked records. Free tier available.