CVE-2026-43761 Memory corruption in macOS

What is CVE-2026-43761?

CVE-2026-43761 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 14 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. Mounting a malicious disk image may cause unexpected system termination.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-43761?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2026-43761?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-43761 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-2026-43761 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43761 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2024-44146 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0
• CVE-2024-44148 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0
• 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-3292-2mh3-665r.