{"id":"CVE-2026-84572","title":"An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking","summary":"An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.","severity":"high","cvss":7.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-125"],"vendor":"apple","product":"macos","affected":["macos >= 15.0, < 15.8","macos >= 26.0, < 26.7"],"patched":["macos 26.7"],"published":"2026-09-14","updated":"2026-09-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-18T15:10:22.610","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84572","references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035","label":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042","label":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043","label":"product-security@apple.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00134,"epssPercentile":0.03293,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-17T16:16:08.186577Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T21:15:17.504Z","slug":"CVE-2026-84572","body":"## Overview\n\nAn out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `macos >= 15.0, < 15.8`\n- `macos >= 26.0, < 26.7`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `macos 26.7`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":39,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.1,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":206283,"id":"CVE-2026-84572","ts":1789662166780,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"7.1"},{"seq":206282,"id":"CVE-2026-84572","ts":1789662166780,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}