State Issues in macOS - CVE-2026-43672
Published: August 17, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU143653
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43672
CWE-ID: CWE-371
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to missing release of resource after effective lifetime in Assets when handling local application input. A local user can trigger the vulnerable component to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43672
Install update from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 26.6 25G72, 14.8.8 23J620, 15.7.8 24G824