CVE•Published 2026-07-27•Modified 2026-07-29•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-28981Apple · Macos
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
9
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 91% of all CVEs
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-07-27
Modified 2026-07-29
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