App Termination Vulnerability in macOS by Apple

CVE-2026-20679

What is CVE-2026-20679?

A vulnerability in Apple's macOS allows for unexpected application termination when processing specially crafted files. This could potentially be exploited, leading to disruptions in user experience and application stability. Apple has released updates to address this vulnerability, improving the system's input validation mechanisms in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, and macOS Tahoe 26.4 to mitigate these risks.

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