CVE-2026-43788

🔶 medium

Summary

An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to a denial-of-service or potentially disclose memory contents.

CVSS Score

6.6

Medium

EPSS Score

0.1

Exploit Probability

Published Date

2026-09-14

First Seen: 2026-09-16

📊 Relative Risk Intelligence

This CVE is Lower Risk - more severe than 46.9% of all 358,566 vulnerabilities in our database.

#190,551

Below average severity

Severity Percentile

🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: Sep 15, 2026

🔍 Exploitation Status

None

No known exploits

⚙️ Automatable

Requires human interaction

💥 Technical Impact

Partial

Limited system impact

SSVC data provided by CISA

Last Modified 2026-09-15

Source NVD 🔗

CVSS Vector 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CWE IDs (Weakness Types)

CWE-190

📦 Affected Products 1

Vendor	Product	Status	Affected Versions
apple	macos	Affected	< 27.0

🔗 References 1

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035

Release Notes Vendor Advisory

🔗 Related CVEs 6

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CVE-2026-28933	🔶 medium	5.5	0.2	A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS...	2026-09-14
CVE-2026-28934	🔶 medium	6.5	0.3	A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoi...	2026-09-14
CVE-2026-43664	🔶 medium	5.5	0.2	This issue was addressed with improved data protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPad...	2026-09-14
CVE-2026-43677	🔶 medium	6.5	0.3	An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27,...	2026-09-14
CVE-2026-43684	⚠️ high	7.8	0.2	A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, m...	2026-09-14
CVE-2026-43686	⚠️ high	8.8	0.4	A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, i...	2026-09-14

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