{"id":"CVE-2026-112652","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-112652"],"related":[],"title":"Apple iOS and macOS: malicious app can bypass certificate validation","description":"A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. 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, visionOS 27.2. An malicious app may be able to bypass certificate validation.","summary":"Apple's advisory says a logic flaw in state management lets a malicious app bypass certificate validation on iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS. An attacker who gets a malicious app onto a device could impersonate servers and intercept connections that rely on that validation.","severity":"high","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["apple","endpoints","ios","ipados","macos","mobile","other","visionos"],"not_affected_if":["already-patched"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed OS version under Settings > General > About (iOS, iPadOS, visionOS) or `sw_vers -productVersion` on macOS, and compare it to the fixed versions below.","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`, and macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`.\n- Update 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":"2026-10-26T21:23:58+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-26T21:23:58+00:00","category":"other","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-26T21:23:58Z","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`, and macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`.\n- Update visionOS to `27.2`.","reach":"local","title":"Apple iOS and macOS: malicious app can bypass certificate validation","impact":"medium","summary":"Apple's advisory says a logic flaw in state management lets a malicious app bypass certificate validation on iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS. An attacker who gets a malicious app onto a device could impersonate servers and intercept connections that rely on that validation.","category":"other","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["apple","ios","ipados","macos","visionos","mobile","endpoints"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"Malicious app intercepts or impersonates trusted network connections on the device.","analyst_note":"Check Apple's security notes for CVE-2026-112652 for the affected component and whether a user must install the malicious app; the NVD entry gave no CVSS score.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed OS version under Settings > General > About (iOS, iPadOS, visionOS) or `sw_vers -productVersion` on macOS, and compare it to the fixed versions below.","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["already-patched"],"who_is_affected":"Any device running the listed Apple operating systems before the fixed versions can be affected, since the flaw sits in the OS. Managed fleets should prioritize devices that handle sensitive network traffic. 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Managed fleets should prioritize devices that handle sensitive network traffic. Devices already on the fixed versions can skip this.","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-2026-112652","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112652","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}],"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"}