CVE-2026-65364: A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination in Apple macOS
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves an out-of-bounds read in Apple macOS that could be triggered remotely to cause unexpected system termination (crash). The flaw was addressed by improving bounds checking in the affected components. The fix is included in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.7.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination, which could lead to denial of service conditions on affected macOS systems. There is no indication of code execution or data disclosure from the provided data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by upgrading to macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, or macOS Tahoe 26.7 or later. These versions contain the improved bounds checking that resolves the out-of-bounds read vulnerability.
CVE-2026-65364: A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination in Apple macOS
Description
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Apple
macOS
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an out-of-bounds read in Apple macOS that could be triggered remotely to cause unexpected system termination (crash). The flaw was addressed by improving bounds checking in the affected components. The fix is included in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.7.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination, which could lead to denial of service conditions on affected macOS systems. There is no indication of code execution or data disclosure from the provided data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by upgrading to macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, or macOS Tahoe 26.7 or later. These versions contain the improved bounds checking that resolves the out-of-bounds read vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-22T00:46:06.182Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa860fb55bf5e2cf59d249d
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 21:02:51 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 22:26:50 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 02:01:22 UTC
Views: 3
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