Affects multiple Apple operating systems widely deployed across enterprises and consumer devices; high-severity OS-level flaw warrants broad IT action.
CVE-2026-64770
Out-of-bounds write in Apple OSes can crash apps or corrupt heap; critical OS updates available.
Is CVE-2026-64770 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-64770 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.65% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-64770?
CVE-2026-64770 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-64770?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-64770. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-64770 affect?
CVE-2026-64770 affects iOS 26.6, iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and 3 further products or versions. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-64770?
Apply the listed OS updates immediately; restrict untrusted content and monitor endpoints.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote attacker can cause application termination and heap corruption; may enable arbitrary code execution on vulnerable devices.
Immediate action required
- affected< 18.7.10
- affected< 26.6
- affected< 14.8.8
- affected< 15.7.8
- affected< 26.6
- affected< 26.6
- affected< 26.6
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.