CVE-2026-64693: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to a denial-of-service in Apple iOS and iPadOS
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, tvOS 26.6, visionOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to a denial-of-service.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a type confusion flaw in the image processing components of Apple iOS and iPadOS. An attacker who can convince a user to process a specially crafted image may trigger a denial-of-service condition. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved validation checks and is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting a medium severity with local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, and impact limited to availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial-of-service, causing the affected device to become unresponsive or crash when processing a malicious image. There is no confidentiality or integrity impact reported. The attack requires local access and user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has fixed this vulnerability in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated in the advisory.
CVE-2026-64693: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to a denial-of-service in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, tvOS 26.6, visionOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to a denial-of-service.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Apple
iOS and iPadOS
Apple
macOS
Apple
tvOS
Apple
visionOS
Apple
watchOS
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a type confusion flaw in the image processing components of Apple iOS and iPadOS. An attacker who can convince a user to process a specially crafted image may trigger a denial-of-service condition. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved validation checks and is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting a medium severity with local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, and impact limited to availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial-of-service, causing the affected device to become unresponsive or crash when processing a malicious image. There is no confidentiality or integrity impact reported. The attack requires local access and user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has fixed this vulnerability in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated in the advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T18:09:01.158Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a67c1be9c2644c7f8cb1257
Added to database: 07/27/2026, 20:38:22 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 23:56:09 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 20:02:28 UTC
Views: 50
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