Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, 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.
Published: 2026-07-27
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:30:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Malicious Image Processing Can Corrupt Process Memory on Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:45:00 +0200

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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. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, 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.
References

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:45:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Malicious Image Causing Process Memory Corruption
Weaknesses CWE-121
CWE-122

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:15:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Malicious Image Causing Process Memory Corruption
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-121
CWE-122
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:30:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T21:29:57.812Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T22:46:21.646Z

Link: CVE-2026-43733

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-28T14:45:20.496Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-07-27T21:16:58.000

Modified: 2026-08-17T22:17:09.543

Link: CVE-2026-43733

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T01:15:04Z

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