---
id: "CVE-2026-112415"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112415"]
title: "Apple iOS and macOS: out-of-bounds write can crash system or corrupt memory"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple-devices", "infrastructure", "ios", "ipados", "macos", "visionos"]
not_affected_if: ["already-patched"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:17:31+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:25+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:31:52+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112415", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:25+00:00"}]
---

# Apple iOS and macOS: out-of-bounds write can crash system or corrupt memory

An out-of-bounds write in Apple's operating systems lets a local app cause unexpected system termination or corrupt process memory. Apple fixed it with improved input validation in the listed releases.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the device OS version in Settings > General > About (iOS, iPadOS, visionOS) or run `sw_vers` on macOS
- Compare against the fixed builds: iOS 26.7.2, iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, visionOS 27.2

## Fix

- Update iOS and iPadOS to `26.7.2` or `27.2`
- Update macOS Tahoe to `26.7.2`, macOS Sequoia to `15.8.2`, or macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`
- Update visionOS to `27.2`

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:25+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112415

## From the sources

An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, visionOS 27.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt process memory.

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