CVE-2026-84496

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.03 BB Relevance: 63/100
Published: 2026-10-26 Modified: 2026-10-28 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Auth

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: Required
S: Unchanged
C: None
I: None
A: High

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. Mounting a maliciously crafted disk image may cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (4)

VendorProductVersion
apple macos 26.0 – 26.7.2
apple macos 27.0 – 27.2
apple macos 26.0 – 26.7.2
apple macos 27.0 – 27.2

References & Advisories (2)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149521
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149522
Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Bug Bounty Relevance

63 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.46%
Raw Score 0.004620
Percentile 40.0%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00462
2026-10-28
0.00462

Intelligence Sources

mitre ref →
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