8.6
/ 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
Apple M1 GPUs retain register file data between compute shader dispatches from different processes. A sandboxed Metal attacker app can run a GPU reader shader that reads stale register values left by a separate sandboxed victim app. In the proof of concept, GPUVictim.app generates a fresh random 128-bit secret using SecRandomCopyBytes and loads it into GPU registers. GPUAttacker.app, a separate sandboxed app, recovers the exact secret from stale GPU register state. NOTE: The vendor stated that this behavior affects only legacy hardware and has already been addressed at the hardware level in current-generation Apple Silicon.
AI Analysis
Information disclosure vulnerability in Apple M1 GPUs due to retained register file data between compute shader dispatches from different processes.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-49269
Source
mitre
Published
Jun 24, 2026 at 00:00
Modified
Jun 24, 2026 at 16:05
Affected Product
Vendor
Apple
Product
Apple M1 GPU
Version
Legacy
Affected Versions
n/a n/a n/a
CWE Classification
AI Assessment
AI Score
8.6 / 10
AI Severity
High
Vendor
Apple
Product
Apple M1 GPU
Version
Legacy