An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

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Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Title Out-of-Bounds Write Causing System Termination in macOS

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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Title Out-of-Bounds Write Causing System Termination in macOS
Weaknesses CWE-787
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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


Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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Apple macos
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Apple macos

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Description An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T10:11:44.832Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T16:43:47.663Z

Link: CVE-2026-86981

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T10:11:37.925Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-20T01:17:29.540

Modified: 2026-10-20T15:03:59.857

Link: CVE-2026-86981

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Updated: 2026-10-20T17:15:14Z

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