CVE-2026-43668

HIGH

iOS and iPadOS < 18.7.9 - Use-After-Free

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

References (8)

Core 8

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 36.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (14)
Apple/iOS and iPadOS < 18.7.9
Apple/iOS and iPadOS < 26.5
apple/ipados < 18.7.9
apple/iphone_os < 18.7.9
Apple/macOS < 14.8.7
Apple/macOS < 15.7.7
Apple/macOS < 26.5
apple/macos 14.0 - 14.8.7
Apple/tvOS < 26.5
apple/tvos < 26.5
... and 4 more
Published May 11, 2026
Tracked Since May 12, 2026