High severity7.7NVD Advisory· Published Jul 27, 2026· Updated Aug 21, 2026

CVE-2026-28896

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=14.0,<14.8.8
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: 26.4
Apple Inc./Ipadosllm-fuzzy
Range: 26.4
Apple Inc./macOS Sequoiallm-fuzzy
Range: 15.7.8
Apple Inc./macOS Sonomallm-fuzzy
Range: 14.8.8
Apple Inc./macOS Tahoellm-fuzzy
Range: 26.4
Apple Inc./tvOSllm-fuzzy
Range: 26.4
Apple Inc./Visionosllm-fuzzy
Range: 26.4
Apple Inc./watchOSllm-fuzzy
Range: 26.4

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.apple.com/en-us/128071nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/128072nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/126792nvd
support.apple.com/en-us/126794nvd
support.apple.com/en-us/126797nvd
support.apple.com/en-us/126798nvd
support.apple.com/en-us/126799nvd

News mentions

Apple Patches Everything (July 2026), (Wed, Jul 29th)
SANS Internet Storm Center · Jul 29, 2026

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