CVE-2026-43666
MediumCVSS 6.2Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk4th percentile - higher than 4% of all known CVEs
Summary
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. It affects 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, and watchOS 26.5. An attacker on the local network may cause a denial-of-service.
Risk Assessment
An attacker on the same local network can crash the application or system, causing service disruption. This may impact user productivity and device availability.
Recommendation
Update Apple devices to the specified OS versions. Restrict access to trusted local networks until updates are applied.
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Original NVD description (English source)
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, 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. An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS