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.

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Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple m1 Pro
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple m1 Pro

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Title Apple M1 GPU Register Leakage Enables Secret Recovery Across Sandboxed Apps

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Title Apple M1 GPU Register Leakage Enables Secret Recovery Across Sandboxed Apps

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-200
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-24T16:05:51.795Z

Reserved: 2026-05-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-49269

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-24T16:05:35.315Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-24T20:41:18Z

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