CVE-2026-43668Disclosure(apple / ipados)

MEDIUMCVSS 7.5 · HIGH

Exploitation ongoing with high activity in latest observed window (3 mentions)

Immediate actions

  • Prioritize remediation for apple ipados systems immediately
  • Assume compromise if assets are exposed
  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Immediate (within 24h)

NVD description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

4.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-416

Priority

MEDIUM

Exploitation

ACTIVE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • ipados
  • iphone_os
  • macos
  • tvos

Threat summary

  • Active exploitation appears in 1 classified signals
  • 3 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Active exploitation reported across 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • 3 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
ipadosiphone_osmacostvosvisionoswatchos

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 1d
01223Mentions · 2026-05-12: 3Active Exploitation · 2026-05-12: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-12: 105-12
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
266.7%
Active Exploitation
133.3%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Full discourse3 posts
  • VulDB 🛡@vuldb
    Disclosure

    There is a new vulnerability with elevated criticality in Apple iOS and other products (CVE-2026-43668) https://vuldb.com/vuln/362861

    Post summary

    A new Apple iOS vulnerability (CVE-2026-43668) with elevated criticality is announced, with a reference link to a vulnerability database.

    02010110
    2.2K followersView on X
  • VulDB 🛡@vuldb
    Active Exploitation

    A lot of offensive activities were identified targeting Apple iOS and other products (CVE-2026-43668) https://vuldb.com/vuln/362861/cti

    Post summary

    The tweet claims CVE-2026-43668 is the target of widespread offensive activities against Apple iOS and other products, indicating that the vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, but no PoC, exploit, patch, or technical details are provided.

    0000081
    2.2K followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-43668 Use After Free Vulnerability in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-43668

    Post summary

    The post announces a use‑after‑free vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑43668) affecting all major Apple operating systems, without providing any PoC, exploit details, or remediation information.

    0000099
    4.0K followersView on X
CPE platform detail6 entries

6 of 6 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSappleipados---
OSappleiphone_os---
OSapplemacos---
OSappletvos---
OSapplevisionos---
OSapplewatchos---

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