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, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
History

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Title Kernel Privilege Escalation via Out‑of‑Bounds Write in Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS
Weaknesses CWE-122
CWE-787

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos

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Description 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, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T20:08:27.702Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T16:36:03.967Z

Link: CVE-2026-28819

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-11T21:18:50.937

Modified: 2026-05-11T21:18:50.937

Link: CVE-2026-28819

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-11T22:45:36Z