A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

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Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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Title Arbitrary Code Execution via Buffer Overflow in macOS Image Processing

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:30:00 +0000

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Title Arbitrary Code Execution via Buffer Overflow in macOS Image Processing

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-120
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

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Description A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-29T03:55:27.560Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T16:36:03.993Z

Link: CVE-2026-28981

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-28T14:14:37.387Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-04T13:45:03Z

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