CVE-2026-28982

Published Jul 27, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Remediation

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Title macOS Kernel Race Condition Causing Memory Corruption and System Crash
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Title macOS Kernel Race Condition Causing Memory Corruption and System Crash
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Weaknesses CWE-362
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
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Description A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apple
Published
Updated
Jul 28, 2026, 3:43 PM
Reserved
Mar 3, 2026, 4:36 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 27, 2026, 9:16 PM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 1:10 PM