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CVE-2026-28982

CVE detail

CVE-2026-28982

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.

CVSS 9.8 · CriticalBuzz score 26.1

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 26.1

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 10.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

16.1

4 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

10.0

2 sources across 2 categories

KEV score

0.0

No KEV entry observed

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 4; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 3; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

4 source links · newest first

The July 2026 Apple Security Update ReviewZero Day Initiative
ation, we’re left to speculate on which of these bugs is the most severe. However, there are a couple that stand out. · CVE-2026-43818 (ImageIO) – This bug could allow the “Processing [of] a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution ." ImageIO is the classic zero-/one-click remote surface on Apple platforms (images auto-parsed in M
vendorwww.thezdi.comJul 30, 2026, 2:00 PM
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072support.apple.com
No excerpt available.
Vendor Advisorysupport.apple.comJul 27, 2026, 9:16 PM
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071support.apple.com
No excerpt available.
Vendor Advisorysupport.apple.comJul 27, 2026, 9:16 PM
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067support.apple.com
No excerpt available.
Vendor Advisorysupport.apple.comJul 27, 2026, 9:16 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars

No public PoC repositories have been matched yet.

Related records

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External lookup

Potential internet exposure

Potential exposure only — not proof of vulnerability.Shodan results indicate potentially internet-exposed products, not confirmed vulnerable systems. They do not confirm that any returned system is vulnerable to CVE-2026-28982.

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Analyzed

Published

Jul 27, 2026

Modified

Jul 28, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

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

CWE IDs

Vendor classifications

How this vector reads

CVSS 3.1 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Attack Vector (AV): Network. The vulnerable system can be reached across network boundaries.
Attack Complexity (AC): Low. No special conditions beyond the attacker-controlled steps are required.
Privileges Required (PR): None. The attacker needs no privileges on the vulnerable system.
User Interaction (UI): None. Exploitation does not require another user to act.
Scope (S): Unchanged. Impacts remain within the vulnerable security authority.
Confidentiality Impact (C): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Integrity Impact (I): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Availability Impact (A): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

0 stored signals · no KEV · 0 OTX pulses