---
id: "CVE-2026-112516"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112516"]
title: "Apple platforms: use-after-free lets an app crash the system"
severity: "low"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["ios", "ipados", "macos", "tvos", "vendor", "visionos", "watchos"]
not_affected_if: ["already-patched"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:17:43+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:27+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:29:31+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112516", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:27+00:00"}]
---

# Apple platforms: use-after-free lets an app crash the system

A use-after-free memory bug in Apple's operating systems lets an app cause 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 installed version under Settings > General > About (iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS) or `sw_vers` on macOS.
- Compare against the fixed versions listed in the fix field.

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

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:27+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112516

## From the sources

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. 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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