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Update Summary

macOS Sequoia 15.7.7 addresses multiple security issues across APFS, Kernel, Wi-Fi, and other components. The update includes fixes for privilege escalation, sandbox escapes, memory corruption, and information disclosure, with many CVE references.

Update Details

Security

  • APFS: buffer overflow could cause unexpected system termination; fixed with improved bounds checking. CVE-2026-28959
  • AppleJPEG: memory corruption when processing malicious media could terminate the app or corrupt memory. CVE-2026-28956
  • Audio: malicious media could terminate the process. CVE-2026-39869
  • CoreMedia: app could access private information. CVE-2026-28922
  • Crash Reporter: privacy issue could allow enumeration of installed apps. CVE-2026-28878
  • CUPS: parsing issue could allow root privileges. CVE-2026-28915
  • FileProvider: race condition could expose sensitive user data. CVE-2026-43659
  • GPU Drivers: logging issue could enable sandbox escape. CVE-2026-28923
  • HFS: buffer overflow could cause system termination or kernel memory write. CVE-2026-28925
  • Icons: access issue could enable sandbox escape. CVE-2025-43524
  • ImageIO: multiple memory safety issues could cause app termination or memory corruption. CVE-2026-28977, CVE-2026-28990
  • Installer: permissions issue could enable sandbox escape. CVE-2026-28978
  • IOHIDFamily: memory corruption and kernel memory layout disclosure issues. CVE-2026-28992, CVE-2026-28943
  • IOKit: use-after-free could cause system termination. CVE-2026-28969
  • Kernel: multiple issues including kernel memory disclosure, Gatekeeper bypass, buffer overflow, integer overflow, protected file system modification, privilege escalation, out-of-bounds write, race condition, and kernel state leakage. CVE-2026-43654, CVE-2026-28954, CVE-2026-28897, CVE-2026-28952, CVE-2026-28908, CVE-2026-28951, CVE-2026-28972, CVE-2026-28986
  • Mail Drafts: Lockdown Mode issue could display remote images when replying to email. CVE-2026-28987
  • mDNSResponder: use-after-free and out-of-bounds write could cause system termination, kernel memory corruption, or local denial of service. CVE-2026-28929, CVE-2026-43668
  • Model I/O: memory corruption and denial-of-service or memory disclosure issues. CVE-2026-43666, CVE-2026-28940, CVE-2026-28941
  • Networking: IP address tracking issue fixed through improved state management. CVE-2026-28906
  • PackageKit: permissions issue could allow root privileges. CVE-2026-28840
  • Quick Look: out-of-bounds write could cause unexpected app termination. CVE-2026-43656
  • SceneKit: memory corruption and remote app termination issues. CVE-2026-39870, CVE-2026-28846
  • Shortcuts: added an additional prompt for user consent to protect user-sensitive data. CVE-2026-28993
  • SMB: buffer overflow could cause unexpected system termination. CVE-2026-28848
  • Spotlight: denial-of-service issue fixed with improved checks. CVE-2026-28974
  • Storage: race condition could expose sensitive user data. CVE-2026-28996
  • StorageKit: consistency issue could allow root privileges. CVE-2026-28919
  • Sync Services: race condition could allow Contacts access without user consent. CVE-2026-28924
  • TV App: path handling issue could expose unprotected user data. CVE-2026-39871
  • Wi-Fi: out-of-bounds write could allow kernel-privileged code execution; use-after-free could enable denial of service. CVE-2026-28819, CVE-2026-28994
  • zlib: information leakage could expose sensitive data when visiting a malicious website. CVE-2026-28920

Hints

  • Applies to macOS Sequoia.
  • Apple security documents reference vulnerabilities by CVE-ID when possible.
Product Information

Vendor: Apple

Product: macOS

Product type: Other

Application category: Utilities

Platform: macOS

Variant: Sequoia (15)

Version: macOS Sequoia 15.7.7

Vendor release date: May 11, 2026

Published on updatealert.io: Jun 30, 2026

Description: Desktop operating system for Apple Mac devices.