{"id":"CVE-2026-112561","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-112561"],"related":[],"title":"Apple iOS and macOS: crafted image leaks process memory","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, watchOS 27.2. Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory.","summary":"An out-of-bounds read in Apple's image processing lets a maliciously crafted image cause disclosure of process memory. Apple fixed it in iOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2 and related releases.","severity":"medium","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["apple","ios","ipados","macos","tvos","vendor","visionos","watchos"],"not_affected_if":["already-on-fixed-version"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed OS version under Settings > General > About on iOS and iPadOS, or `sw_vers` on macOS.\n- Compare against the fixed versions: iOS 26.7.2 or 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Golden Gate 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, visionOS and watchOS to `27.2`.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:49+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:28+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-26T21:27:49+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-26T21:27:49+00:00","category":"vendor","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-26T21:27:49Z","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, visionOS and watchOS to `27.2`.","reach":"unknown","title":"Apple iOS and macOS: crafted image leaks process memory","impact":"low","summary":"An out-of-bounds read in Apple's image processing lets a maliciously crafted image cause disclosure of process memory. Apple fixed it in iOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2 and related releases.","category":"vendor","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["apple","ios","macos","ipados","tvos","visionos","watchos"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"Attacker reads process memory, possibly secrets, via a crafted image","analyst_note":"","how_to_check":"- Check the installed OS version under Settings > General > About on iOS and iPadOS, or `sw_vers` on macOS.\n- Compare against the fixed versions: iOS 26.7.2 or 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2.","needs_analyst":false,"not_affected_if":["already-on-fixed-version"],"who_is_affected":"Anyone running an affected Apple OS version on devices that process images, which is effectively every Apple device user. Teams that manage Apple fleets should confirm devices are on the fixed builds. The sources do not say which image formats or apps trigger the flaw.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"medium"},"cost_usd":0.000659,"input_tokens":3360,"output_tokens":646,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-112561':12A,15A '-2026':11A,14A '15.8.2':58B,95C '26.7.2':50B,55B,80C,83C,98C '27.2':52B,85C,88C,92C,100C,102C,104C 'address':69C 'appl':1A,16B,31B,45B 'bound':28B,66C,72C 'caus':40B 'check':73C 'craft':5A,38B,108C 'cve':10A,13A 'disclosur':41B,113C 'fix':46B,77C 'gate':91C 'golden':90C 'imag':6A,33B,39B,109C 'improv':71C 'io':2A,17B,49B,51B,79C,84C 'ipado':18B,82C,87C 'issu':75C 'leak':7A 'let':35B 'maco':4A,19B,53B,56B,89C,93C,96C 'malici':37B,107C 'may':110C 'memori':9A,44B,116C 'out-of-bound':25B,63C 'process':8A,34B,43B,105C,115C 'read':29B,67C 'relat':60B 'releas':61B 'result':111C 'sequoia':57B,94C 'taho':54B,97C 'tvos':20B,99C 'vendor':21B 'visiono':22B,101C 'watcho':23B,103C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Anyone running an affected Apple OS version on devices that process images, which is effectively every Apple device user. Teams that manage Apple fleets should confirm devices are on the fixed builds. The sources do not say which image formats or apps trigger the flaw.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:49+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-112561","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112561","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:49+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:49+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:28+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:28+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"}