Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2026-28944

 

Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2026-28944

Published: May 12, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU131086
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-28944
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebRTC. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and perform an unexpected process crash.


Affected software

macOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
visionOS

How to mitigate CVE-2026-28944

Install update from vendor's website.

macOS - update to 26.5 25F71
iPadOS - update to 26.5 23F77
Apple iOS - update to 26.5 23F77
visionOS - update to 26.5

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