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macOS 26.x < 26.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (127595)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 323673

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 26.x prior to 26.5.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. (CVE-2026-28979, CVE-2026-39868, CVE-2026-39872, CVE-2026-43663, CVE-2026-43676, CVE-2026-43699, CVE-2026-43700, CVE-2026-43701, CVE-2026-43703, CVE-2026-43704, CVE-2026-43705, CVE-2026-43706, CVE-2026-43707, CVE-2026-43708, CVE-2026-43709, CVE-2026-43712, CVE-2026-43713, CVE-2026-43715, CVE-2026-43716, CVE-2026-43717, CVE-2026-43718, CVE-2026-43720, CVE-2026-43721, CVE-2026-43722, CVE-2026-43724, CVE-2026-43725, CVE-2026-43726, CVE-2026-43727, CVE-2026-43731, CVE-2026-43732, CVE-2026-43734, CVE-2026-43735, CVE-2026-43740, CVE-2026-43742, CVE-2026-43743, CVE-2026-43745, CVE-2026-43746)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to macOS 26.5.2 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127595

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 323673

File Name: macos_127595.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: macosx

Published: 6/29/2026

Updated: 6/29/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-43746

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:26.0, cpe:/o:apple:macos:26.0

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-28979, CVE-2026-39868, CVE-2026-39872, CVE-2026-43663, CVE-2026-43676, CVE-2026-43699, CVE-2026-43700, CVE-2026-43701, CVE-2026-43703, CVE-2026-43704, CVE-2026-43705, CVE-2026-43706, CVE-2026-43707, CVE-2026-43708, CVE-2026-43709, CVE-2026-43712, CVE-2026-43713, CVE-2026-43715, CVE-2026-43716, CVE-2026-43717, CVE-2026-43718, CVE-2026-43720, CVE-2026-43721, CVE-2026-43722, CVE-2026-43724, CVE-2026-43725, CVE-2026-43726, CVE-2026-43727, CVE-2026-43731, CVE-2026-43732, CVE-2026-43734, CVE-2026-43735, CVE-2026-43740, CVE-2026-43742, CVE-2026-43743, CVE-2026-43745, CVE-2026-43746

APPLE-SA: 127595