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Apple macOS EUVDEUVD-2026-78109

| CVE-2026-43761 MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
2026-09-14 apple GHSA-3292-2mh3-665r
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: apple
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Vendor (apple) PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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5.5 MEDIUM

Triggering requires a user to mount a local file, so AV:L is more accurate than the supplied AV:N; crash-only gives A:H with no C/I impact.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (apple).

CVSS VectorVendor: apple

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

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
Sep 15, 2026 - 17:37 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Sep 15, 2026 - 15:22 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Sep 14, 2026 - 22:19 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 14, 2026 - 20:51 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5
CVE Published
Sep 14, 2026 - 20:51 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

An out-of-bounds write issue 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. Mounting a malicious disk image may cause unexpected system termination.

AnalysisAI

Mounting a crafted disk image on unpatched macOS releases triggers an out-of-bounds write in the code that parses disk image content, causing unexpected system termination (crash) on macOS Sequoia, Sonoma and Tahoe. The flaw is rated CVSS 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) - a user-interaction-dependent denial-of-service with no confidentiality or integrity impact, and CISA's SSVC assessment marks exploitation as 'none' and automatable as 'no'. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires two things: (1) a macOS host running a build below 15.7.8 (Sequoia), 14.8.8 (Sonoma) or 26.6 (Tahoe), and (2) a victim who actually mounts (opens/attaches) a specifically crafted malicious disk image - the CVSS UI:R metric and the advisory wording 'mounting a malicious disk image' make user interaction mandatory. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The signals point to a moderate, real-but-narrow risk. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Upgrade to the vendor-fixed builds: macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, or macOS Tahoe 26.6, as documented in Apple's advisories https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067, https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071 and https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072; patching requires no configuration changes and resolves the bounds-checking defect outright. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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