CVE-2026-43681

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-27. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A local user may be able to read kernel memory.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 27, 2026

Last Modified

July 29, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 28, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

About the security content of macOS Sonoma 14.8.8 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072
generic

About the security content of macOS Sequoia 15.7.8 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071
generic

About the security content of macOS Tahoe 26.6 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-43681(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 21× in last 7d / 91× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 170 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-15 08:57 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-15 08:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-14 09:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-13 20:30 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-13 20:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-13 06:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  10. 2026-09-12 15:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-12 04:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  13. 2026-09-11 15:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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  17. 2026-09-10 20:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-10 07:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-09 08:12 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-09 08:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  24. 2026-09-07 20:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-06 23:23 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-06 23:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-06 08:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-05 19:12 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-05 19:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  8. 2026-09-05 05:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  10. 2026-09-04 12:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  14. 2026-09-01 22:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-08-29 23:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
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  27. 2026-08-27 23:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-08-27 10:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-26 21:59 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-08-26 21:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-26 08:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  35. 2026-08-25 19:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-08-25 06:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  39. 2026-08-24 17:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-24 04:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  43. 2026-08-23 02:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-22 13:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  48. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  50. 2026-08-21 11:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-08-20 22:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-20 09:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  55. 2026-08-19 20:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-08-19 07:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  60. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  61. 2026-08-18 03:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  69. 2026-08-16 12:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  71. 2026-08-15 23:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-08-15 10:19 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-08-15 10:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-08-14 21:22 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43681?
CVE-2026-43681 is a high vulnerability published on July 27, 2026. A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A local user may be able to read kernel memory.
When was CVE-2026-43681 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43681 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 27, 2026, with the most recent update on July 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43681 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43681 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 93.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43681?
CVE-2026-43681 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43681?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43681, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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