---
id: "CVE-2026-112459"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112459"]
title: "Apple iOS and macOS: race condition lets an app corrupt kernel memory"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple-devices", "infrastructure", "ios", "ipados", "macos", "tvos", "watchos"]
not_affected_if: ["already-updated-to-27.2"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:17:35+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:25+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:30:21+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112459", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:25+00:00"}]
---

# Apple iOS and macOS: race condition lets an app corrupt kernel memory

A race condition in Apple's operating systems lets a local app crash the system or corrupt kernel memory. Apple fixed it in iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, tvOS 27.2 and watchOS 27.2.

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

## How to check

- Check the device's OS version in Settings > General > About (iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS) or with `sw_vers` on macOS.
- Compare the installed version against `27.2` or later.

## Fix

- Update iOS and iPadOS to `27.2` or later.
- Update macOS Golden Gate to `27.2` or later.
- Update tvOS and watchOS to `27.2` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:25+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112459

## From the sources

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, tvOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

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