CVE-2026-28933: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination in Apple macOS
CVE-2026-28933 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Apple macOS that could allow an application to cause unexpected system termination. The issue has been addressed with improved memory management and fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in Apple macOS that may be exploited by an application to trigger unexpected system termination. The flaw was mitigated by enhancing memory management. The vendor has released official fixes in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6 to resolve this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker with the ability to run a malicious application on the affected macOS versions could cause the system to terminate unexpectedly, potentially leading to denial of service or disruption of normal operations.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official patches provided by Apple by upgrading to macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, or macOS Tahoe 26.6. These updates contain the fix for the use-after-free vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-28933: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination in Apple macOS
Description
CVE-2026-28933 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Apple macOS that could allow an application to cause unexpected system termination. The issue has been addressed with improved memory management and fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6.
Affected software
Apple
macOS
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in Apple macOS that may be exploited by an application to trigger unexpected system termination. The flaw was mitigated by enhancing memory management. The vendor has released official fixes in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6 to resolve this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker with the ability to run a malicious application on the affected macOS versions could cause the system to terminate unexpectedly, potentially leading to denial of service or disruption of normal operations.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official patches provided by Apple by upgrading to macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, or macOS Tahoe 26.6. These updates contain the fix for the use-after-free vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.988Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa860ee55bf5e2cf59d2116
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 21:02:38 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 22:22:17 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 04:01:22 UTC
Views: 4
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