---
id: "CVE-2026-112561"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112561"]
title: "Apple iOS and macOS: crafted image leaks process memory"
severity: "medium"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple", "ios", "ipados", "macos", "tvos", "vendor", "visionos", "watchos"]
not_affected_if: ["already-on-fixed-version"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:17:49+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:28+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:27:49+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112561", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:28+00:00"}]
---

# Apple iOS and macOS: crafted image leaks process memory

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.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed OS version under Settings > General > About on iOS and iPadOS, or `sw_vers` on macOS.
- 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`.
- 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

- 2026-10-26T21:20:28+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112561

## From the sources

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.

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