A flaw in macOS cache handling can be leveraged by an application to initiate a denial‑of‑service condition, potentially leading to system or application crashes that render the affected service unavailable. The weakness is a resource exhaustion issue where improperly managed cache data can disrupt normal operations. The impact is primarily on availability, with no explicit mention of confidentiality or integrity compromise.

Apple macOS, including Sequoia, Sonoma, and Tahoe releases. Versions older than Sequoia 15.7.4, Sonoma 14.8.4, and Tahoe 26.3 are affected; subsequent updates contain the fix.

The CVSS v3 score of 5.5 indicates medium severity, while an EPSS score of less than 1 % signals a low probability of widespread exploitation at present. The vulnerability appears to be local, requiring the attacker to run a malicious or malformed application on the target system. Based on the description, it is inferred that the vulnerability requires a locally running application to be executed by the attacker. It is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, further suggesting limited threat activity.