CVE-2026-39877

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

29 Jul 2026, 17:02

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Apple Apple macos
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

28 Jul 2026, 15:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-119
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8

27 Jul 2026, 21:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-27 21:16

Updated : 2026-07-29 17:02

NVD link : CVE-2026-39877

Mitre link : CVE-2026-39877

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-39877

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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