---
id: "CVE-2026-112532"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112532"]
title: "Apple macOS: improved memory handling fixes kernel memory corruption from apps"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple-devices", "infrastructure", "macos"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:17:45+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:27+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:28:17+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112532", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:27+00:00"}]
---

# Apple macOS: improved memory handling fixes kernel memory corruption from apps

An app on macOS can trigger a memory handling flaw that causes unexpected system termination or corrupts kernel memory. The sources do not say how the flaw is reached or whether it leads to code execution.

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

## How to check

- Run `sw_vers -productVersion` and compare the result with the fixed releases listed below.
- unknown for any other check; the sources do not give one.

## Fix

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

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:27+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112532

## From the sources

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. 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 corrupt kernel memory.

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