🛡️ CVE-2026-43733 — ipados

🟠 CVSS 7.8 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-119 NVD
7.8
CVSS Score
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Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. Processing a maliciously crafted image may corrupt process memory.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2026-43733 is classified as CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Buffer Bounds. A read or write is performed without confirming it stays inside the allocated buffer, corrupting adjacent memory.

Affected software

CVE-2026-43733 is recorded against 3 packages.

  • ipados (fixed in 26.6)
  • iphone-os (fixed in 26.6)
  • macos (from 26.0 up to 26.6)

Timeline and source

Published on 27 July 2026 and last revised on 28 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

support.apple.com
support.apple.com
support.apple.com

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 7.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-119
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2026-07-27
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-07-28
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
ipados 26.6
iphone-os 26.6
macos 26.0 26.6

References

Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/128066
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071

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