{"id":"CVE-2026-28933","title":"A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management","summary":"A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-416"],"vendor":"apple","product":"macos","affected":["macos >= 14.0, < 14.8.8","macos >= 15.0, < 15.7.8","macos >= 26.0, < 26.6"],"patched":["macos 26.6"],"published":"2026-09-14","updated":"2026-09-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-15T19:26:48.493","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28933","references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067","label":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071","label":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072","label":"product-security@apple.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00148,"epssPercentile":0.04413,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-15T16:40:15.770534Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T21:15:17.524Z","slug":"CVE-2026-28933","body":"## Overview\n\nA use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `macos >= 14.0, < 14.8.8`\n- `macos >= 15.0, < 15.7.8`\n- `macos >= 26.0, < 26.6`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `macos 26.6`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":204314,"id":"CVE-2026-28933","ts":1789494096792,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":204313,"id":"CVE-2026-28933","ts":1789494096792,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}