About the security content of Xcode 26.1

This document describes the security content of Xcode 26.1.

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Xcode 26.1

Released November 3, 2025

GNU

Available for: macOS Sequoia 15.6 and later

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to heap corruption

Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation.

CVE-2025-43505: Nathaniel Oh (@calysteon)

lldb

Available for: macOS Sequoia 15.6 and later

Impact: A user in a privileged network position may be able to cause a denial-of-service

Description: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.

CVE-2025-43504: Nathaniel Oh (@calysteon)