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title: "CVE-2026-65344: Apple - Denial of Service"
description: "Apple iOS 26.7, iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, and visionOS 27 contain an out-of-bounds write caused by improper bounds checking in video file processing, letting attackers cause denial of service by crashing the app, exploit requires processing a maliciously crafted video file."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-65344/
---

# CVE-2026-65344 Apple - Denial of Service

Apple iOS 26.7, iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, and visionOS 27 contain an out-of-bounds write caused by improper bounds checking in video file processing, letting attackers cause denial of service by crashing the app, exploit requires processing a maliciously crafted video file.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.17% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65344)

## Details

Type

Denial of Service

Impact

Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

14 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-787](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to iOS 26.7, iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, and visionOS 27.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65344](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65344)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149036](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149036)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149041](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149041)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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