System termination via NFS integer overflow
Published Sep 14, 2026 · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Integer overflow in Apple macOS allows remote attackers running a malicious NFS server to terminate an affected system. The NFS client accepts server-supplied input that triggers an integer overflow because the kernel does not validate the value adequately; Apple has not identified the affected function. A target must connect to an attacker-controlled NFS server; triggering the flaw crashes the system or corrupts kernel memory, with no published code-execution claim.
Summary
What happened
Integer overflow in Apple macOS allows remote attackers running a malicious NFS server to terminate an affected system. The NFS client accepts server-supplied input that triggers an integer overflow because the kernel does not validate the value adequately; Apple has not identified the affected function. A target must connect to an attacker-controlled NFS server; triggering the flaw crashes the system or corrupts kernel memory, with no published code-execution claim.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-84544
- Published
- Sep 14, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 14, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- T1499
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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