---
id: "CVE-2026-112501"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112501"]
title: "Apple iOS and macOS: race condition lets an app crash the system"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple", "fleet-management", "infrastructure", "ios", "ipados", "macos"]
not_affected_if: ["already-on-fixed-version"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:17:41+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:26+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:29:46+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112501", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:26+00:00"}]
---

# Apple iOS and macOS: race condition lets an app crash the system

A race condition in Apple's operating systems lets a local app trigger an unexpected system termination. The sources describe a crash, not code execution or data theft.

_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, watchOS, tvOS) or `sw_vers` on macOS.
- Compare against the fixed versions listed in the advisory: iOS 26.7.2, iPadOS 26.7.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, iOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 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 tvOS, visionOS and watchOS to `27.2`.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:26+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112501

## From the sources

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. 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, watchOS 27.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

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