CVE-2026-43818

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-27. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity88% × 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 28, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

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
generic

About the security content of iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/128066

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-43818(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 11× in last 7d / 11× 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.

  1. 2026-07-28 20:06 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-28 20:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-28 16:29 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-28 16:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-28 15:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-28 15:30 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.80
  7. 2026-07-28 15:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-28 15:29 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
  9. 2026-07-27 21:19 UTCNVD update
  10. 2026-07-27 20:27 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-27 20:24 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43818?
CVE-2026-43818 is a high vulnerability published on July 27, 2026. An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
When was CVE-2026-43818 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43818 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-2026-43818 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43818 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 92.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43818?
CVE-2026-43818 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43818?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43818, 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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