CVE-2026-39870 Memory corruption in macOS

What is CVE-2026-39870?

CVE-2026-39870 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 11 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. Processing a maliciously crafted image may corrupt process memory.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-39870?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2026-39870?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-39870 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2026-39870 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-39870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2023-38586 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0
• CVE-2023-40455 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0

All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-r2mj-8p47-g2fc.