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CVE-2026-28932: An app may be able to cause a denial of service in Apple macOS

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-28932cvecve-2026-28932
Published: 07/27/2026 (07/27/2026, 20:13:06 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Apple
Product: 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

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected software

Apple

macOS

Affected versions
>=0 <14.8.8>=0 <15.7.8>=0 <26.6

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 07/29/2026, 23:30:44 UTC

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.

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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

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