Description
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing a maliciously crafted font file may lead to unexpected app termination.
Published: 2026-09-14
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Title Out‑of‑Bounds Read in Font Parsing Leading to Application Crash

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-125
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

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Title Out-of-Bounds Read in Font Parsing Causes App Crashes on Apple Platforms
Weaknesses CWE-119

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:15:00 +0000

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Title Out-of-Bounds Read in Font Parsing Causes App Crashes on Apple Platforms
Weaknesses CWE-119

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Apple tvos
Apple visionos
Apple watchos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Apple tvos
Apple visionos
Apple watchos

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing a maliciously crafted font file may lead to unexpected app termination.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T16:17:07.700Z

Reserved: 2026-09-01T21:13:17.749Z

Link: CVE-2026-84524

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-17T16:16:55.402Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-14T21:17:28.973

Modified: 2026-09-18T19:39:20.323

Link: CVE-2026-84524

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-20T20:00:04Z

Weaknesses