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Recent Apple tvOS Security Advisories

Advisory Title Published
127118 tvOS 26.5 - Apple Security Content May 11, 2026
126797 tvOS 26.4 - Apple Security Content March 24, 2026
126351 tvOS 26.3 - Apple Security Content February 11, 2026
125889 tvOS 26.2 - Apple Security Content December 12, 2025
125637 tvOS 26.1 - Apple Security Content November 3, 2025
125114 tvOS 26 - Apple Security Content September 15, 2025
124153 tvOS 18.6 - Apple Security Content July 29, 2025
122720 tvOS 18.5 - Apple Security Content May 12, 2025
122401 tvOS 18.4.1 - Apple Security Content April 16, 2025
122377 tvOS 18.4 - Apple Security Content March 31, 2025

Apple tvOS EOL Dates

Ensure that you are using a supported version of Apple tvOS. Here are some end of life, and end of support dates for Apple tvOS.

Release EOL Date Status
26 -
Active

18 September 15, 2025
EOL

Apple tvOS 18 became EOL in 2025.

17 September 16, 2024
EOL

Apple tvOS 17 became EOL in 2024.

16 September 18, 2023
EOL

Apple tvOS 16 became EOL in 2023.

15 September 12, 2022
EOL

Apple tvOS 15 became EOL in 2022.

14 September 20, 2021
EOL

Apple tvOS 14 became EOL in 2021.

13 September 16, 2020
EOL

Apple tvOS 13 became EOL in 2020.

12 September 24, 2019
EOL

Apple tvOS 12 became EOL in 2019.

11 September 17, 2018
EOL

Apple tvOS 11 became EOL in 2018.

10 September 19, 2017
EOL

Apple tvOS 10 became EOL in 2017.

9 September 13, 2016
EOL

Apple tvOS 9 became EOL in 2016.

By the Year

In 2026 there have been 86 vulnerabilities in Apple tvOS with an average score of 6.5 out of ten. Last year, in 2025 tvOS had 207 security vulnerabilities published. If vulnerabilities keep coming in at the current rate, it appears that number of security vulnerabilities in tvOS in 2026 could surpass last years number. Last year, the average CVE base score was greater by 0.25




Year Vulnerabilities Average Score
2026 86 6.46
2025 207 6.71
2024 152 6.76
2023 133 7.00
2022 145 7.38
2021 242 7.15
2020 216 7.49
2019 262 7.91
2018 67 7.81

It may take a day or so for new tvOS vulnerabilities to show up in the stats or in the list of recent security vulnerabilities. Additionally vulnerabilities may be tagged under a different product or component name.

Recent Apple tvOS Security Vulnerabilities

Apple iOS/macOS/tvOS Local Network DoS via Memory Handling
CVE-2026-43653 6.2 - Medium - May 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5. An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Resource Exhaustion

Apple OS Type Confusion (CVE-2026-28983) Remote DoS (fixed iOS 18.7.9)
CVE-2026-28983 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial of service.

Object Type Confusion

Apple iOS 26.5/iPadOS 26.5 Sandbox Escape via Logic Error
CVE-2026-28995 8.8 - High - May 11, 2026

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Improper Privilege Management

Apple iOS/iPadOS Mem Corrupt from Malicious Image (fixed 18.7.9)
CVE-2026-28940 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. 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 Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5. Processing a maliciously crafted image may corrupt process memory.

Buffer Overflow

Apple iOS Updated 18.7.9 Prevents Crash from Malicious Web Content
CVE-2026-28917 4.3 - Medium - May 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Improper Input Validation

Apple OS iOS 18.7.9 Crash via Malicious Audio Stream
CVE-2026-39869 4.3 - Medium - May 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. 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. Processing an audio stream in a maliciously crafted media file may terminate the process.

Classic Buffer Overflow

Apple WebKit Memory Crash via Crafted Web Content - fixed in 26.5
CVE-2026-28901 4.3 - Medium - May 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Buffer Overflow

Apple Media Codec Memory Corruption in iOS/macOS prior 26.5
CVE-2026-28956 6.5 - Medium - May 11, 2026

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in 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. Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory.

Out-of-bounds Read

Apple WiFi Use-After-Free DoS fixed iOS 18.7.9 / macOS 15.7.7
CVE-2026-28994 5.3 - Medium - May 11, 2026

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, watchOS 26.5. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to perform denial-of-service attack using crafted Wi-Fi packets.

Dangling pointer

Use-After-Free in Apple OS Kernels (iOS 18.7.9+, macOS 15.7.7+)
CVE-2026-43668 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

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.

Dangling pointer

iOS/macOS tvOS Bypass Bounds Check Crash - Fixed in 18.7.9, 26.5
CVE-2026-28977 6.2 - Medium - May 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. 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. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination.

Buffer Overflow

Apple Safari/WebKit Info Leak via Malicious Site Fixed iOS 26.5, macOS 15.7
CVE-2026-28920 6.5 - Medium - May 11, 2026

An information leakage was addressed with additional validation. 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. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may leak sensitive data.

Information Disclosure

Apple OS 26.5 Null Ptr Deref Local DoS
CVE-2026-28985 6.2 - Medium - May 11, 2026

A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5. An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

NULL Pointer Dereference

Apple OS Kernel Buffer Overflow Fixed in iOS 18.7.9/Sequoia 15.7.7
CVE-2026-28897 6.2 - Medium - May 11, 2026

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. 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 local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

Stack Overflow

CSP bypass in Apple OS 26.5 (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS)
CVE-2026-28907 8.1 - High - May 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced.

Output Sanitization

Apple OS Out-of-Bounds Read (Fixed in 26.5)
CVE-2026-43655 7.3 - High - May 11, 2026

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

Out-of-bounds Read

Apple OS Kernel Mem Disclosure via App (fixed iOS 18.7.9+; macOS 15.7.7+)
CVE-2026-43654 - May 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. 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. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.

Apple Safari: UAF Crash Vulnerability Fixed in 26.5
CVE-2026-28947 8.8 - High - May 11, 2026

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.

Dangling pointer

Apple OS memory corruption (fixed iOS 18.7.9, macOS 15.7.7)
CVE-2026-28992 4.7 - Medium - May 11, 2026

A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. 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. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.

Race Condition

Apple Safari 26.5 Crash via Malicious Web Content
CVE-2026-43658 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.

Buffer Overflow

WebKit Crash via WebContent (iOS/iPadOS <26.5, macOS/tvOS/visionOS <26.5)
CVE-2026-28905 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Buffer Overflow

Apple iOS 26.5 Buffer Overflow via Malicious Image Processing
CVE-2026-43661 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing a maliciously crafted image may corrupt process memory.

Stack Overflow

Apple OS 26.5: Unexpected Process Crash via Malicious Web Content (Fix)
CVE-2026-28913 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Buffer Overflow

Apple OS Logging Leak (kernel state) pre iOS 18.7.9 / macOS 14.8.7
CVE-2026-28987 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction. 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, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to leak sensitive kernel state.

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Apple OSes: OOB Read DoS Before 26.5 (Fixed in 26.5)
CVE-2026-28991 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Out-of-bounds Read

Apple iOS/macOS 26.5 Use-After-Free in Web Rendering
CVE-2026-28883 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Dangling pointer

Apple OS Kernel OOB Write (iOS 18.7.9/iPadOS 18.7.9, macOS 15.7.7)
CVE-2026-28972 6.5 - Medium - May 11, 2026

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. 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. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

Memory Corruption

Apple Keychain State Modification Local Attack (CVE-2026-28860)
CVE-2026-28860 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. A local attacker may be able to modify the state of the Keychain.

Improper Input Validation

Apple OS Image Processing Memory Corruption (iOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7)
CVE-2026-28990 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in 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. Processing a maliciously crafted image may corrupt process memory.

Buffer Overflow

Race Condition in Apple OS Leads to Unexpected Termination (fixed iOS 18.7.9)
CVE-2026-28986 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. 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, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Race Condition

Apple iOS Use-After-Free Pre-18.7.9
CVE-2026-28969 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

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. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Dangling pointer

Apple WebKit CSP Bypass before 26.5 (iOS 18.7.9, macOS 26.5)
CVE-2026-43660 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced.

Protection Mechanism Failure

Apple WebKit MemCorrupt Crash (CVE-2026-28904) fixed iOS 18.7.9+
CVE-2026-28904 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Buffer Overflow

Apple iOS Memory Crash CVE-2026-28953 Fixed in 18.7.9
CVE-2026-28953 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Buffer Overflow

Apple OS DoS via App (before 26.5)
CVE-2026-28974 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

This issue was addressed with improved checks to prevent unauthorized actions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Authorization

Apple iOS/iPadOS macOS Memory Crash CVE-2026-28903
CVE-2026-28903 6.5 - Medium - May 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Buffer Overflow

Apple iOS/macOS Buffer Overflow Causing App Termination (fixed in 18.7.9, 15.7.7)
CVE-2026-28846 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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 app termination.

Stack Overflow

Safari AoF bug fixed in 26.5 via improved memory mgmt
CVE-2026-28942 6.5 - Medium - May 11, 2026

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.

Dangling pointer

Apple OS Race Condition Exposing Sensitive Data (fixed iOS 26.5)
CVE-2026-28996 5.5 - Medium - May 11, 2026

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in 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. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Race Condition

Apple iOS/macOS kernel memory layout leakage via logging (fixed 18.7.9/15.7.7)
CVE-2026-28943 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction. 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, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to determine kernel memory layout.

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Apple OS OOB write DoS (CVE-2026-43666) fixed in iOS 18.7.9 et al
CVE-2026-43666 6.2 - Medium - May 11, 2026

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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. An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Memory Corruption

Apple iOS/macos tvOS Memory Crash CVE-2026-28902
CVE-2026-28902 6.5 - Medium - May 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Buffer Overflow

Apple iOS memory crash via malicious web content, fixed iOS 18.7.9/26.5
CVE-2026-28847 6.5 - Medium - May 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Buffer Overflow

Apple iOS/OS WebKit Crash via Malicious Web Content CVE-2026-28955
CVE-2026-28955 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Buffer Overflow

Apple OS 26.5: OOB Access via Malicious File Termination
CVE-2026-28918 6.5 - Medium - May 11, 2026

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. Parsing a maliciously crafted file may lead to an unexpected app termination.

Out-of-bounds Read

Apple OS Buffer Overflow Fixed in iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, macOS 15.7.7
CVE-2026-28959 7.5 - High - May 11, 2026

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Classic Buffer Overflow

Apple iOS CVE-2025-43210 OOB Access in Media Handling Fixed in iOS 18.6
CVE-2025-43210 6.3 - Medium - April 02, 2026

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, iPadOS 17.7.9, macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6, watchOS 11.6. Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory.

Out-of-bounds Read

Apple OS (iOS/macOS) use-after-free CVE-2026-20687 (pre 18.7.7)
CVE-2026-20687 7.1 - High - March 25, 2026

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

Dangling pointer

Apple iOS/iPadOS Stack Overflow Fixed in 18.7.7 & 26.4
CVE-2026-28852 5.5 - Medium - March 25, 2026

A stack overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Improper Input Validation

Apple Safari 26.3: CSP Bypass via State Management Flaw
CVE-2026-20665 6.5 - Medium - March 25, 2026

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.4, iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced.

Protection Mechanism Failure

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