{"id":"CVE-2026-112642","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-112642"],"related":[],"title":"Apple iOS and macOS: crafted font file 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. Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory.","summary":"An out-of-bounds read in Apple's font processing lets a maliciously crafted font expose memory from the process that opened it. The sources do not state a full code execution path, only disclosure of process memory.","severity":"medium","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["apple-devices","infrastructure","ios","ipados","macos","tvos","visionos"],"not_affected_if":["already-patched"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed OS version under Settings > General > About (iOS and iPadOS) or `sw_vers` on macOS\n- Compare against the fixed builds: iOS 26.7.2, iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 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 and visionOS to `27.2`","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:57+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-26T21:24:02+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-26T21:24:02+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-26T21:24:02Z","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 and visionOS to `27.2`","reach":"unknown","title":"Apple iOS and macOS: crafted font file leaks process memory","impact":"low","summary":"An out-of-bounds read in Apple's font processing lets a maliciously crafted font expose memory from the process that opened it. The sources do not state a full code execution path, only disclosure of process memory.","category":"infrastructure","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["ios","ipados","macos","tvos","visionos","apple-devices"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"Process memory contents disclosed to an attacker who supplies a crafted font","analyst_note":"Confirm the Apple security notes page for this CVE to see whether the trigger is remote or requires opening a file, and whether any exploitation has been observed.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed OS version under Settings > General > About (iOS and iPadOS) or `sw_vers` on macOS\n- Compare against the fixed builds: iOS 26.7.2, iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["already-patched"],"who_is_affected":"Any Apple device running a version older than the fixed builds is potentially exposed, since opening a crafted font is the trigger. The sources do not describe which apps or fonts-handling paths are most exposed, so unknown beyond that. Devices already on the fixed builds are not affected.","user_interaction":"yes","needs_special_setup":"no","severity_if_unknown":"medium"},"cost_usd":0.000682,"input_tokens":3352,"output_tokens":693,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-112642':13A,16A '-2026':12A,15A '15.8.2':98C '26.7.2':83C,86C,101C '27.2':88C,91C,95C,103C,105C 'address':72C 'appl':1A,18B,33B 'apple-devic':17B 'bound':30B,69C,75C 'check':76C 'code':57B 'craft':5A,40B,109C 'cve':11A,14A 'devic':19B 'disclosur':61B,115C 'execut':58B 'expos':42B 'file':7A 'fix':80C 'font':6A,35B,41B,110C 'full':56B 'gate':94C 'golden':93C 'improv':74C 'infrastructur':20B 'io':2A,21B,82C,87C 'ipado':22B,85C,90C 'issu':78C 'leak':8A 'let':37B 'maco':4A,23B,92C,96C,99C 'malici':39B,108C 'may':111C 'memori':10A,43B,64B,118C 'open':48B 'out-of-bound':27B,66C 'path':59B 'process':9A,36B,46B,63B,106C,117C 'read':31B,70C 'result':112C 'sequoia':97C 'sourc':51B 'state':54B 'taho':100C 'tvos':24B,102C 'visiono':25B,104C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Any Apple device running a version older than the fixed builds is potentially exposed, since opening a crafted font is the trigger. The sources do not describe which apps or fonts-handling paths are most exposed, so unknown beyond that. Devices already on the fixed builds are not affected.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:57+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-112642","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112642","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:57+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:57+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:29+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"}