CVE-2026-28934: Mounting a malicious disk image may cause unexpected system termination in Apple macOS
CVE-2026-28934 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in Apple macOS that could cause unexpected system termination when mounting a malicious disk image. The issue has been addressed with improved bounds checking and fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.7.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a buffer overflow triggered by mounting a specially crafted malicious disk image on Apple macOS. The flaw allows improper bounds checking, which may lead to unexpected system termination (crash). Apple has fixed this issue by improving bounds checking in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.7.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause the affected macOS system to terminate unexpectedly, resulting in denial of service. There is no indication of code execution or data corruption beyond system termination in the provided data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by updating to macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, or macOS Tahoe 26.7 or later. These versions include improved bounds checking that resolves the buffer overflow issue. No other mitigation is indicated.
CVE-2026-28934: Mounting a malicious disk image may cause unexpected system termination in Apple macOS
Description
CVE-2026-28934 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in Apple macOS that could cause unexpected system termination when mounting a malicious disk image. The issue has been addressed with improved bounds checking and fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.7.
Affected software
Apple
macOS
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a buffer overflow triggered by mounting a specially crafted malicious disk image on Apple macOS. The flaw allows improper bounds checking, which may lead to unexpected system termination (crash). Apple has fixed this issue by improving bounds checking in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.7.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause the affected macOS system to terminate unexpectedly, resulting in denial of service. There is no indication of code execution or data corruption beyond system termination in the provided data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by updating to macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, or macOS Tahoe 26.7 or later. These versions include improved bounds checking that resolves the buffer overflow issue. No other mitigation is indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.988Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa860f055bf5e2cf59d2125
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 21:02:40 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 22:22:20 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 03:01:23 UTC
Views: 2
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