{"id":"CVE-2026-112651","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-112651"],"related":[],"title":"Safari and Apple OS: use-after-free lets crafted web content run code","description":"A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 27.2, iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, visionOS 27.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.","summary":"A use-after-free memory bug in Safari and other Apple operating systems can be triggered by maliciously crafted web content. Successful exploitation may lead to arbitrary code execution.","severity":"high","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[{"name":"Safari","fixed":["27.2"],"affected":"< 27.2","ecosystem":"vendor"},{"name":"iOS and iPadOS","fixed":["26.7.2","27.2"],"affected":"< 26.7.2 (26.x), < 27.2 (27.x)","ecosystem":"vendor"},{"name":"macOS Golden Gate","fixed":["27.2"],"affected":"< 27.2","ecosystem":"vendor"},{"name":"visionOS","fixed":["27.2"],"affected":"< 27.2","ecosystem":"vendor"}],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["apple","infrastructure","ios","ipados","macos","safari","visionos","webkit"],"not_affected_if":["already-updated"],"how_to_check":"Settings > General > About (iOS/iPadOS/visionOS) or Apple menu > About This Mac: compare the version to the fixed list. In Safari, check Safari > About Safari. Affected: Safari before 27.2, iOS/iPadOS before 26.7.2 (26 branch) or 27.2, macOS Golden Gate before 27.2, visionOS before 27.2.","fix":"- Update Safari to 27.2 or later, and iOS and iPadOS to 26.7.2 or 27.2 as listed in the advisory\n- Update macOS Golden Gate and visionOS to 27.2","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:58+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-26T21:23:57+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-26T21:24:44+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-26T21:23:57Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update Safari to 27.2 or later, and iOS and iPadOS to 26.7.2 or 27.2 as listed in the advisory\n- Update macOS Golden Gate and visionOS to 27.2","reach":"internet","title":"Safari and Apple OS: use-after-free lets crafted web content run code","impact":"high","summary":"A use-after-free memory bug in Safari and other Apple operating systems can be triggered by maliciously crafted web content. Successful exploitation may lead to arbitrary code execution.","category":"infrastructure","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["safari","ios","ipados","macos","visionos"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"Attacker runs arbitrary code on the device via crafted web page","analyst_note":"Check the Apple security release notes for CVE-2026-112651 to confirm affected component and exact fixed build numbers.","how_to_check":"unknown","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["already-updated"],"who_is_affected":"Devices running the Apple builds listed in the advisory before the fixed versions. Exposure comes from opening untrusted web content in Safari or a WebKit-based app. unknown for whether the flaw is reachable in other configurations.","user_interaction":"yes","needs_special_setup":"no","severity_if_unknown":"high"},"cost_usd":0.000568,"input_tokens":3315,"output_tokens":472,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":"done","analyst_note":"Check the Apple security release notes for CVE-2026-112651 to confirm affected component and exact fixed build numbers.","search":"'-112651':17A,20A '-2026':16A,19A '26.7.2':87C,90C '27.2':85C,92C,95C,99C,101C 'address':74C 'and':23A 'appl':3A,29B,48B 'arbitrari':64B,110C 'bug':43B 'code':14A,65B,111C 'content':12A,58B,106C 'craft':10A,56B,104C 'cve':15A,18A 'execut':66B,112C 'exploit':60B 'fix':82C 'free':8A,41B,71C 'gate':27A,98C 'golden':26A,97C 'improv':76C 'infrastructur':30B 'io':31B,86C,91C 'ios':22A 'ipado':32B,89C,94C 'ipados':24A 'issu':72C,80C 'lead':62B,108C 'let':9A 'maco':33B,96C 'macos':25A 'malici':55B,103C 'manag':78C 'may':61B,107C 'memori':42B,77C 'oper':49B 'os':4A 'process':102C 'run':13A 'safari':1A,21A,34B,45B,84C 'success':59B 'system':50B 'trigger':53B 'use':6A,39B,69C 'use-after-fre':5A,38B,68C 'visiono':35B,100C 'visionos':28A 'web':11A,57B,105C 'webkit':36B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Anyone browsing with Safari or a WebKit-based app (including every iOS/iPadOS browser) on an Apple device below the fixed versions. Crafted web content, such as a malicious page or ad, can lead to code execution. Devices already on Safari 27.2, iOS/iPadOS 26.7.2 or 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2 or visionOS 27.2 can skip it.","tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:58+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-112651","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112651","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:58+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:58+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00","note":null},{"source":"analyst","external_id":"CVE-2026-112651:841","url":null,"severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-26T21:24:44+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-26T21:24:44+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:24:44+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-26T21:24:44+00:00","note":"Apple's 26 Oct 2026 releases page confirms the 27.2 / 26.7.2 releases and dates. I could not find the per-release security-content page with the CVE entry, so the component and exact wording are unread and nothing is marked verified. No exploitation or PoC found; x-cli count is 0."}],"documents":[{"id":4457,"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/100100","title":"Apple security releases","kind":"advisory","source":"analyst","text":null,"published_at":null,"relation":"describes","confidence":null,"note":null},{"id":4458,"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112651","title":"NVD CVE-2026-112651","kind":"other","source":"analyst","text":null,"published_at":null,"relation":"advisory","confidence":null,"note":null}],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}