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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Apple
  • Ios And Ipados
  • Ipados
  • Iphone Os
  • Macos
  • Tvos
  • Visionos
  • Watchos

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References
Link Providers
https://www.spirityenterprise.com/managed-detection-response spirity
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127111 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127117 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127118 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127119 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127120 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 13 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os

Wed, 13 May 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use‑After‑Free in Apple Systems Causes Kernel Corruption and System Termination

Tue, 12 May 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use‑After‑Free Causing Kernel Memory Corruption on Apple OS
Weaknesses CWE-122

Tue, 12 May 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

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

Mon, 11 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use‑After‑Free Causing Kernel Memory Corruption on Apple OS
Weaknesses CWE-122
CWE-416

Mon, 11 May 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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

Mon, 11 May 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-12T18:06:48.480Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T22:46:21.640Z

Link: CVE-2026-43668

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T18:06:41.320Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-11T21:19:02.023

Modified: 2026-05-13T14:06:28.080

Link: CVE-2026-43668

cve-icon Redhat

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