Apple Xcode Path Handling Vulnerability Leading to Process Crash

Vulnerability

A vulnerability in Apple Xcode was addressed with improved validation checks. This issue, present in Xcode 26 and available for macOS Sequoia 15.6 and later, involves processing overly large path values, which may result in crashing a process.

Impact

The vulnerability can cause a process to crash, disrupting any ongoing tasks or operations.

Added: Sep 15, 2025, 11:16 PM
Updated: Sep 15, 2025, 11:16 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
7.8
impact
0.6
exploitability
4.4
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.5
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.8

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