{"id":"CVE-2026-112665","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-112665"],"related":[],"title":"Apple OS: info disclosure lets an app read kernel memory layout","description":"An information disclosure 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 Tahoe 26.7.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2. An app may be able to determine kernel memory layout.","summary":"Apple fixed an information disclosure bug in its operating systems that lets an app determine the kernel memory layout. Knowing the layout helps an attacker build a later kernel exploit, but the sources do not describe a direct takeover.","severity":"unknown","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["apple","infrastructure","ios","ipados","macos","tvos","visionos","watchos"],"not_affected_if":["already-patched"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed version on iPhone or iPad under Settings > General > About, or on Mac with `sw_vers -productVersion`\n- Compare the result against the fixed versions listed in the fix field\n- Check the iOS and iPadOS 26.x and 27.x branches separately, since the fixed builds differ by branch","fix":"- Update iOS and iPadOS to `26.7.2` or `27.2`\n- Update macOS Tahoe to `26.7.2` or macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`\n- Update tvOS, visionOS and watchOS to `27.2`","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:59+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-26T21:23:49+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-26T21:23:49+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.5,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-26T21:23:49Z","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` or macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`\n- Update tvOS, visionOS and watchOS to `27.2`","reach":"local","title":"Apple OS: info disclosure lets an app read kernel memory layout","impact":"low","summary":"Apple fixed an information disclosure bug in its operating systems that lets an app determine the kernel memory layout. Knowing the layout helps an attacker build a later kernel exploit, but the sources do not describe a direct takeover.","category":"infrastructure","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["apple","ios","ipados","macos","tvos","visionos","watchos"],"confidence":0.5,"needs_auth":"unknown","worst_case":"A local app learns kernel memory layout, aiding further kernel attacks","analyst_note":"Check Apple's security release notes for CVE-2026-112665 to confirm the attack prerequisites and whether it chains into a larger kernel exploit.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed version on iPhone or iPad under Settings > General > About, or on Mac with `sw_vers -productVersion`\n- Compare the result against the fixed versions listed in the fix field\n- Check the iOS and iPadOS 26.x and 27.x branches separately, since the fixed builds differ by branch","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["already-patched"],"who_is_affected":"Any Apple device running an OS version older than the fixed releases named in the sources is in scope. The sources say the issue needs a local app to run, so exposure depends on which apps a device runs. Devices already on the fixed releases are not affected.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"low"},"cost_usd":0.000649,"input_tokens":3329,"output_tokens":632,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-112665':14A,17A '-2026':13A,16A '26.7.2':81C,84C,96C '27.2':86C,89C,93C,98C,100C,102C 'abl':107C 'address':70C 'app':7A,39B,104C 'appl':1A,18B,26B 'attack':50B 'bug':31B 'build':51B 'cve':12A,15A 'describ':61B 'determin':40B,109C 'direct':63B 'disclosur':4A,30B,67C 'exploit':55B 'fix':27B,78C 'gate':92C 'golden':91C 'help':48B 'improv':72C 'info':3A 'inform':29B,66C 'infrastructur':19B 'io':20B,80C,85C 'ipado':21B,83C,88C 'issu':68C,76C 'kernel':9A,42B,54B,110C 'know':45B 'later':53B 'layout':11A,44B,47B,112C 'let':5A,37B 'maco':22B,90C,94C 'manag':74C 'may':105C 'memori':10A,43B,111C 'oper':34B 'os':2A 'read':8A 'sourc':58B 'state':73C 'system':35B 'taho':95C 'takeov':64B 'tvos':23B,97C 'visiono':24B,99C 'watcho':25B,101C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Any Apple device running an OS version older than the fixed releases named in the sources is in scope. The sources say the issue needs a local app to run, so exposure depends on which apps a device runs. Devices already on the fixed releases are not affected.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:59+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-112665","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112665","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:59+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:59+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"}