Kernel-memory disclosure via uninitialized memory handling
Published Sep 14, 2026 · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Information disclosure in the kernel of Apple operating systems before their listed fixes allows local root apps to read uninitialized memory. The kernel memory-handling path returns buffer contents without fully initializing the exposed bytes. Exploitation requires an app already running with root privileges, and the bounded consequence is disclosure of residual kernel-memory contents.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in the kernel of Apple operating systems before their listed fixes allows local root apps to read uninitialized memory. The kernel memory-handling path returns buffer contents without fully initializing the exposed bytes. Exploitation requires an app already running with root privileges, and the bounded consequence is disclosure of residual kernel-memory contents.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-84622
- Published
- Sep 14, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 14, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <26.7
- Affected versionversion=0 <27
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