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Apple CVE-2026-84581

| EUVDEUVD-2026-77950 HIGH
Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)
2026-09-14 apple GHSA-6c6p-rfgp-2xq5
8.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: apple
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Vendor (apple) PRIMARY
8.4 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (apple) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: apple

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
Sep 15, 2026 - 19:22 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Sep 15, 2026 - 19:22 NVD
8.4 (HIGH)
Patch available
Sep 14, 2026 - 22:19 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 14, 2026 - 20:51 cve.org
HIGH 8.4
CVE Published
Sep 14, 2026 - 20:51 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. Mounting a maliciously crafted disk image may cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

AnalysisAI

Kernel memory corruption in Apple macOS can be triggered when a user mounts a maliciously crafted disk image, causing unexpected system termination or corruption of kernel memory. Apple addressed the CWE-120 buffer overflow with improved bounds checking in macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, and macOS Golden Gate 27. …

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CVE-2026-84581 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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