---
id: "CVE-2026-112454"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112454"]
title: "Apple media stack: crafted video file can crash apps or corrupt memory"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple", "ios", "ipados", "macos", "other", "tvos", "visionos", "watchos"]
not_affected_if: ["already-on-27.2"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:17:35+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:25+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:30:25+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112454", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:25+00:00"}]
---

# Apple media stack: crafted video file can crash apps or corrupt memory

Processing a maliciously crafted video file can cause unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory in Apple's operating systems. The sources do not state whether this leads to code execution.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed OS version on Apple devices (Settings > General > About, or `sw_vers` on macOS) against the fixed release listed below.

## Fix

- Update iOS and iPadOS to `27.2`, macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS to `27.2`.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:25+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112454

## From the sources

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2. Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory.

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