CVE-2026-43822

CriticalCVSS 9.8

Published: 27/07/2026(UTC)Updated: 28/07/2026(UTC)Translated: 28/07/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.46%

37th percentile - higher than 37% of all known CVEs

Summary

In Apple systems (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS), a use-after-free vulnerability was addressed with improved memory management. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Risk Assessment

A malicious app can cause a system crash (unexpected termination), leading to device unavailability.

Recommendation

Update to iOS 26.6, iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, tvOS 26.6, visionOS 26.6, or watchOS 26.6, which contain the fix.

Original NVD description (English source)

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in 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 unexpected system termination.