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CVE-2026-28848

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Description

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-11 21:18:51.607000
Last modified
2026-10-26 18:10:00.173000
View original CVE JSON
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  "published": "2026-05-11T21:18:51.607",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T18:10:00.173",
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