Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS

CVE-2026-43686

What is CVE-2026-43686?

A use-after-free vulnerability exists within Apple's operating systems, potentially leading to kernel memory corruption when connecting to a malicious NFS server. The issue has been resolved in various versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS through enhancements in memory management. Users are urged to update their devices to protect against this vulnerability.

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