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Kernel memory corruption in Apple Wi‑Fi (CVE-2026-20621)

IdentifiersCVE-2026-20621CWE-119· Improper Restriction of Operations…

Information currently not available to provide a detailed vulnerability description beyond the vendor advisory summary. Apple’s advisory states this is a Wi‑Fi component memory-handling issue that was addressed with improved memory handling, and that a malicious app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory. Fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, iOS 18.7.5/iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, and iOS 26.3/iPadOS 26.3.

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A malicious app may be able to trigger unexpected system termination (denial of service) or corrupt kernel memory.

Mitigation

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No vendor workaround is described in the provided content. Risk reduction prior to patching: restrict installation/execution of untrusted apps (MDM/app allowlisting), enforce least privilege, and prioritize OS updates on exposed/high-value devices.

Remediation

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Apply Apple updates that include the fix: macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, iOS 18.7.5, iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3, and iPadOS 26.3.
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AppleIpadosoperating_system
AppleIphone Osoperating_system
AppleMacosoperating_system

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