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GCVE-1988-2026-0221

Vulnerability from gna-1988 – Published: 2026-09-08 07:57 – Updated: 2026-09-09 10:07
VLAI
Title
APPLE-SA-02-11-2026-6 tvOS 26.3
Summary
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 APPLE-SA-02-11-2026-6 tvOS 26.3 tvOS 26.3 addresses the following issues. Information about the security content is also available at https://support.apple.com/126351. Apple maintains a Security Releases page at https://support.apple.com/100100 which lists recent software updates with security advisories. Bluetooth Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models) Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to perform denial-of-service attack using crafted Bluetooth packets Description: A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved validation. CVE-2026-20650: jioundai CoreAudio Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory Description: An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. CVE-2026-20611: Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative CoreMedia Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to a denial-of- service or potentially disclose memory contents Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. CVE-2026-20609: Yiğit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit) CoreServices Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models) Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges Description: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. CVE-2026-20617: Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman), Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Iru dyld Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models) Impact: An attacker with memory write capability may be able to execute arbitrary code. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26. CVE-2025-14174 and CVE-2025-43529 were also issued in response to this report. Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2026-20700: Google Threat Analysis Group Game Center Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models) Impact: A user may be able to view sensitive user information Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction. CVE-2026-20649: Asaf Cohen ImageIO Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to disclosure of user information Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. CVE-2026-20675: George Karchemsky (@gkarchemsky) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative ImageIO Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. CVE-2026-20634: George Karchemsky (@gkarchemsky) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative Kernel Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models) Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. CVE-2026-20654: Jian Lee (@speedyfriend433) Kernel Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models) Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept network traffic Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. CVE-2026-20671: Xin'an Zhou, Juefei Pu, Zhutian Liu, Zhiyun Qian, Zhaowei Tan, Srikanth V. Krishnamurthy, Mathy Vanhoef libexpat Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to a denial-of- service Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org. CVE-2025-59375 Sandbox Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models) Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. CVE-2026-20628: Noah Gregory (wts.dev) StoreKit Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models) Impact: An app may be able to identify what other apps a user has installed Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved checks. CVE-2026-20641: Gongyu Ma (@Mezone0) WebKit Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models) Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. WebKit Bugzilla: 304661 CVE-2026-20635: EntryHi Additional recognition Bluetooth We would like to acknowledge Tommaso Sacchetti for their assistance. Kernel We would like to acknowledge Joseph Ravichandran (@0xjprx) of MIT CSAIL, Xinru Chi of Pangu Lab for their assistance. libpthread We would like to acknowledge Fabiano Anemone for their assistance. NetworkExtension We would like to acknowledge Gongyu Ma (@Mezone0) for their assistance. Transparency We would like to acknowledge Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog) for their assistance. WebKit We would like to acknowledge EntryHi, Luigino Camastra of Aisle Research, Stanislav Fort of Aisle Research, Vsevolod Kokorin (Slonser) of Solidlab and Jorian Woltjer for their assistance. Apple TV will periodically check for software updates. Alternatively, you may manually check for software updates by selecting "Settings -> System -> Software Update -> Update Software." To check the current version of software, select "Settings -> General -> About." All information is also posted on the Apple Security Releases web site: https://support.apple.com/100100. 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Apple APPLE-SA-02-11-2026-6 tvOS Affected: unknown
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Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure
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