macOS 26.x < 26.6.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (148281)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 335968

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 26.6.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. (CVE-2026-43794, CVE-2026-43795, CVE-2026-64715, CVE-2026-64778, CVE-2026-64779, CVE-2026-64780, CVE-2026-64781, CVE-2026-64782, CVE-2026-64784, CVE-2026-64787, CVE-2026-64788, CVE-2026-65330, CVE-2026-65331, CVE-2026-65332, CVE-2026-65333, CVE-2026-65334, CVE-2026-65335, CVE-2026-65336, CVE-2026-65337, CVE-2026-65338, CVE-2026-65339, CVE-2026-65340, CVE-2026-65341, CVE-2026-65343, CVE-2026-65346, CVE-2026-65347, CVE-2026-65349, CVE-2026-65351)

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 26.6.2 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/148281

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 335968

File Name: macos_148281.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: macosx

Published: 8/17/2026

Updated: 8/17/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.13

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-2026-65351

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: 8/17/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/17/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-43794, CVE-2026-43795, CVE-2026-64715, CVE-2026-64778, CVE-2026-64779, CVE-2026-64780, CVE-2026-64781, CVE-2026-64782, CVE-2026-64784, CVE-2026-64787, CVE-2026-64788, CVE-2026-65330, CVE-2026-65331, CVE-2026-65332, CVE-2026-65333, CVE-2026-65334, CVE-2026-65335, CVE-2026-65336, CVE-2026-65337, CVE-2026-65338, CVE-2026-65339, CVE-2026-65340, CVE-2026-65341, CVE-2026-65343, CVE-2026-65346, CVE-2026-65347, CVE-2026-65349, CVE-2026-65351

APPLE-SA: 148281