---
id: "CVE-2026-112508"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112508"]
title: "Apple macOS: out-of-bounds read lets an app crash the system or read kernel memory"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple", "endpoints", "infrastructure", "macos"]
not_affected_if: ["already-patched-macos"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:17:42+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:27+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:29:39+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112508", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:27+00:00"}]
---

# Apple macOS: out-of-bounds read lets an app crash the system or read kernel memory

An out-of-bounds read in macOS lets a malicious app cause the system to terminate unexpectedly or read kernel memory. Apple fixed it with improved bounds checking in the listed macOS releases.

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

## How to check

- Run `sw_vers -productVersion` on each Mac and compare against the fixed versions.
- unknown for any other check, the sources do not say.

## Fix

- Update macOS Tahoe to `26.7.2` or later.
- Update macOS Sequoia to `15.8.2` or later.
- Update macOS Golden Gate to `27.2` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:27+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112508

## From the sources

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

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