A buffer overflow 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. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to a…

High CVSS 7.8

CVECVE-2026-28981

First seen2026-07-28 20:16 UTC

Disclosed2026-07-27 21:16 UTC

Last updated2026-07-28 20:16 UTC

Channel statusauto

Summary

A buffer overflow 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. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

In-depth triage · Auto channel

No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).

Affected products

Sources

NVD DATABASE

Original Links

https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067 Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071 Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072 Release Notes

Timeline

2026-07-28 nvd_ingest NVD