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Go to dashboardA use-after-free bug in multiple Apple products, including iOS and macOS, can be triggered to let a malicious app elevate its privileges. CISA lists it as actively exploited in the wild.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Multiple Products | vendor | – | – |
| apple ipados | vendor | < 17.7.6 | 17.7.6 |
| apple ipados | vendor | >= 18.0, < 18.3 | 18.3 |
| apple iphone os | vendor | < 18.3 | 18.3 |
| apple macos | vendor | >= 13.0, < 13.7.5 | 13.7.5 |
| apple macos | vendor | >= 14.0, < 14.7.5 | 14.7.5 |
| apple macos | vendor | >= 15.0, < 15.3 | 15.3 |
| apple tvos | vendor | < 18.3 | 18.3 |
| apple visionos | vendor | < 2.3 | 2.3 |
| apple watchos | vendor | < 11.3 | 11.3 |
Unknown from the sources.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, watchOS 11.3. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 17.2.
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