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The Apple macOS Security Update Review

| CVE-2026-28991 | Accelerate | An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28988 | Accounts | An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28959 | APFS | An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28995 | App Intents | A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-1837 | AppleJPEG | Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to a denial-of-service | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28956 | AppleJPEG | Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-39869 | Audio | Processing an audio stream in a maliciously crafted media file may terminate the process | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28922 | CoreMedia | An app may be able to access private information | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28936 | CoreServices | Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination | Yes | No | Yes | | CVE-2026-28918 | CoreSymbolication | Parsing a maliciously crafted file may lead to an unexpected app termination | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28878 | Crash Reporter | An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps | No | Yes | No | | CVE-2026-28915 | CUPS | An app may be able to gain root privileges | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-43659 | FileProvider | An app may be able to access sensitive user data | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28923 | GPU Drivers | A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28925 | HFS | An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2025-43524 | Icons | An app may be able to break out of its sandbox | No | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-43661 | ImageIO | Processing a maliciously crafted image may corrupt process memory | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28977 | ImageIO | Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28990 | ImageIO | Processing a maliciously crafted image may corrupt process memory | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28978 | Installer | A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28992 | IOHIDFamily | An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28943 | IOHIDFamily | An app may be able to determine kernel memory layout | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28969 | IOKit | An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-43655 | IOSurfaceAccelerator | An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-43654 | Kernel | An app may be able to disclose kernel memory | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28908 | Kernel | An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28954 | Kernel | A maliciously crafted disk image may bypass Gatekeeper checks | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28897 | Kernel | A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28952 | Kernel | An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28951 | Kernel | An app may be able to gain root privileges | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28972 | Kernel | An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28986 | Kernel | An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28987 | Kernel | An app may be able to leak sensitive kernel state | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28983 | LaunchServices | A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial of service | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28929 | Mail Drafts | Replying to an email could display remote images in Mail in Lockdown Mode | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-43653 | mDNSResponder | An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service | Yes | No | Yes | | CVE-2026-28985 | mDNSResponder | An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-43668 | mDNSResponder | A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-43666 | mDNSResponder | An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28941 | Model I/O | Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to a denial-of-service or potentially disclose memory contents | Yes | Yes | No | | CVE-2026-28940 | Model I/O | Processing a maliciously crafted image may corrupt process memory | Yes | Yes | No | | CVE-2026-28961 | Network Extensions | An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28906 | Networking | An attacker may be able to track users through their IP address | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28840 | PackageKit | An app may be able to gain root privileges | No | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-43656 | Quick Look | Parsing a maliciously crafted file may lead to an unexpected app termination | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-43652 | Sandbox | An app may be able to access protected user data | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-39870 | SceneKit | Processing a maliciously crafted image may corrupt process memory | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28846 | SceneKit | A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28993 | Shortcuts | An app may be able to access user-sensitive data | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28848 | SMB | A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination | Yes | Yes | No | | CVE-2026-28930 | Spotlight | An app may be able to access protected user data | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28974 | Spotlight | An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service | Yes | Yes | No | | CVE-2026-28996 | Storage | An app may be able to access sensitive user data | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28919 | StorageKit | An app may be able to gain root privileges | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28924 | Sync Services | An app may be able to access Contacts without user consent | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-39871 | TV App | An app may be able to observe unprotected user data | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28976 | UserAccountUpdater | An app may be able to gain root privileges | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-43660 | WebKit | Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28907 | WebKit | Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28962 | WebKit | Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-43658 | WebKit | Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28905 | WebKit | Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28847 | WebKit | Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28904 | WebKit | Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28955 | WebKit | Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28903 | WebKit | Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28953 | WebKit | Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28902 | WebKit | Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28901 | WebKit | Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28913 | WebKit | Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28883 | WebKit | Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28958 | WebKit | An app may be able to access sensitive user data | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28917 | WebKit | Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28947 | WebKit | Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28946 | WebKit | Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28942 | WebKit | Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28971 | WebKit | A malicious iframe may use another website's download settings | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28944 | WebRTC | Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28819 | Wi-Fi | An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28994 | Wi-Fi | An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to perform denial-of-service attack using crafted Wi-Fi packets | Yes | Yes | Yes | | CVE-2026-28914 | zip | A maliciously crafted ZIP archive may bypass Gatekeeper checks | Yes | No | No | | CVE-2026-28920 | zlib | Visiting a maliciously crafted website may leak sensitive data | Yes | Yes | Yes |

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