CVE-2026-64696

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-07-27. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: 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
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
51%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 27, 2026

Last Modified

July 28, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 25, 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-2026-64696(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 39× in last 7d / 211× 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 241 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-30 03:58 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-30 03:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-29 23:45 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-29 23:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-28 01:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  9. 2026-08-27 20:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  16. 2026-08-26 19:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-26 12:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  21. 2026-08-25 23:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-08-25 15:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-25 10:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  18. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
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  26. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-08-21 20:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  31. 2026-08-21 03:08 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-21 03:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-08-20 22:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  41. 2026-08-19 20:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-08-19 16:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  48. 2026-08-18 18:43 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-18 18:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-18 09:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-18 05:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  56. 2026-08-17 14:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-08-17 10:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  65. 2026-08-16 12:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  74. 2026-08-15 02:39 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-08-15 02:39 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-64696?
CVE-2026-64696 is a critical vulnerability published on July 27, 2026. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
When was CVE-2026-64696 disclosed?
CVE-2026-64696 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 27, 2026, with the most recent update on July 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-64696 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-64696 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 49.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-64696?
CVE-2026-64696 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-64696?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-64696, 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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