Out-of-bounds Read in Apple macOS

CVE-2026-57258

The PRC file header parsing logic trusts the constructed file structure description information, assumes that the underlying array contains elements and reads them, leading to out-of-bounds reads and application crashes.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 4.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-57258: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-57258?
CVE-2026-57258 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-57258?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.