{"id":"CVE-2026-112491","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-112491"],"related":[],"title":"Apple: out-of-bounds read lets a crafted file crash apps","description":"An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination.","summary":"An out-of-bounds read in an Apple component lets a maliciously crafted file crash the app that processes it. The sources describe only unexpected app termination, not code execution or data disclosure.","severity":"low","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["apple","ios","ipados","macos","tvos","vendor","visionos"],"not_affected_if":["already-patched"],"how_to_check":"- Check the OS version on Apple devices: iOS or iPadOS below `26.7.2` or `27.2`, macOS below `26.7.2`, `15.8.2` or Golden Gate `27.2`, tvOS or visionOS below `27.2`.","fix":"- Update iOS and iPadOS to `26.7.2` or `27.2`.\n- Update macOS Tahoe to `26.7.2`, macOS Sequoia to `15.8.2`, or macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`.\n- Update tvOS and visionOS to `27.2`.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:40+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:26+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-26T21:29:54+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-26T21:29:54+00:00","category":"vendor","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-26T21:29:54Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update iOS and iPadOS to `26.7.2` or `27.2`.\n- Update macOS Tahoe to `26.7.2`, macOS Sequoia to `15.8.2`, or macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`.\n- Update tvOS and visionOS to `27.2`.","reach":"local","title":"Apple: out-of-bounds read lets a crafted file crash apps","impact":"low","summary":"An out-of-bounds read in an Apple component lets a maliciously crafted file crash the app that processes it. The sources describe only unexpected app termination, not code execution or data disclosure.","category":"vendor","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["apple","ios","macos","ipados","tvos","visionos"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"Crafted file crashes the app that opens it","analyst_note":"","how_to_check":"- Check the OS version on Apple devices: iOS or iPadOS below `26.7.2` or `27.2`, macOS below `26.7.2`, `15.8.2` or Golden Gate `27.2`, tvOS or visionOS below `27.2`.","needs_analyst":false,"not_affected_if":["already-patched"],"who_is_affected":"Any Apple device running an OS version older than the listed fixes can be affected, since the sources do not name the specific vulnerable component. Exposure depends on whether the device opens files from untrusted sources. Devices already on the fixed versions are not affected.","user_interaction":"yes","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"low"},"cost_usd":0.00061,"input_tokens":3351,"output_tokens":550,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-112491':15A,18A '-2026':14A,17A '15.8.2':93C '26.7.2':78C,81C,96C '27.2':83C,86C,90C,98C,100C 'address':67C 'app':12A,43B,52B,110C 'appl':1A,19B,34B 'bound':5A,30B,64C,70C 'check':71C 'code':55B 'compon':35B 'craft':9A,39B,104C 'crash':11A,41B 'cve':13A,16A 'data':58B 'describ':49B 'disclosur':59B 'execut':56B 'file':10A,40B,105C 'fix':75C 'gate':89C 'golden':88C 'improv':69C 'io':20B,77C,82C 'ipado':21B,80C,85C 'issu':73C 'lead':107C 'let':7A,36B 'maco':22B,87C,91C,94C 'malici':38B,103C 'may':106C 'out-of-bound':2A,27B,61C 'process':45B,101C 'read':6A,31B,65C 'sequoia':92C 'sourc':48B 'taho':95C 'termin':53B,111C 'tvos':23B,97C 'unexpect':51B,109C 'vendor':24B 'visiono':25B,99C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Any Apple device running an OS version older than the listed fixes can be affected, since the sources do not name the specific vulnerable component. Exposure depends on whether the device opens files from untrusted sources. Devices already on the fixed versions are not affected.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:40+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-112491","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112491","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:40+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:40+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:26+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:26+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}