CVE-2026-64725: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service in Apple iOS and iPadOS
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-64725) is an out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could be triggered by a malicious app to cause a denial-of-service condition. The flaw was mitigated by improved bounds checking in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, as well as in other Apple OS releases. The CVSS v3.1 score is 7.1 (High), reflecting local attack vector with low complexity, no privileges required, but user interaction needed. Confidentiality impact is high, integrity is not affected, and availability impact is high.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to get a user to interact with a malicious app could cause a denial-of-service on affected devices. The vulnerability does not impact integrity but has a high impact on confidentiality and availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and has been released by Apple in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-64725: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.1high
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 (CVE-2026-64725) is an out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could be triggered by a malicious app to cause a denial-of-service condition. The flaw was mitigated by improved bounds checking in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, as well as in other Apple OS releases. The CVSS v3.1 score is 7.1 (High), reflecting local attack vector with low complexity, no privileges required, but user interaction needed. Confidentiality impact is high, integrity is not affected, and availability impact is high.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to get a user to interact with a malicious app could cause a denial-of-service on affected devices. The vulnerability does not impact integrity but has a high impact on confidentiality and availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and has been released by Apple in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T18:09:47.192Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a67c1c39c2644c7f8cb141a
Added to database: 07/27/2026, 20:38:27 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 23:29:16 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 19:31:57 UTC
Views: 58
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