Medium

Type confusion in Apple Audio

IdentifiersCVE-2026-28822CWE-843· Access of Resource Using…

CVE-2026-28822 is a type confusion vulnerability in Apple's Audio component. Apple states that the issue was addressed with improved memory handling. The flaw affects multiple Apple platforms, including iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, and watchOS 26.4. Based on the advisory text, successful triggering of the type confusion condition can lead to unexpected app termination. No further public detail about the specific vulnerable function or code path is provided in the supplied content.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to crash the affected application, resulting in unexpected app termination and denial of service at the application level. The provided content does not indicate code execution, privilege escalation, or data disclosure for this CVE.

Mitigation

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If immediate patching is not possible, mitigation information specific to this CVE is not provided in the supplied content. General risk reduction would consist of limiting exposure to untrusted audio-related content and untrusted web content that may exercise the vulnerable Audio code paths, but the authoritative mitigation is to install Apple's security updates.

Remediation

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Apply the vendor-provided updates that fix CVE-2026-28822: iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, and watchOS 26.4. Apple states the issue was resolved through improved memory handling in the Audio component.

PUBLIC EXPLOITS

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No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.

EXPOSURE SURFACE

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VendorProductType

AppleIpadosoperating_system

AppleIphone Osoperating_system

AppleMacosoperating_system

AppleTvosoperating_system

AppleVisionosoperating_system

AppleWatchosoperating_system

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

8 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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apple supportNews

Mar 24, 2026

About the security content of macOS Sequoia 15.7.5 - Apple Support (CA)

A type confusion vulnerability in macOS Sequoia that could allow an attacker to cause unexpected app termination.

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Detection signatures

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