{"id":"CVE-2026-112679","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-112679"],"related":[],"title":"Apple iOS and macOS: use-after-free lets an app corrupt kernel memory","description":"A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.","summary":"A use-after-free bug in Apple's operating systems lets a malicious app crash the system or corrupt kernel memory. Apple says it is fixed in iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2 and watchOS 27.2.","severity":"unknown","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["apple-devices","infrastructure","ios","ipados","macos","tvos","visionos","watchos"],"not_affected_if":["already-on-27.2"],"how_to_check":"- Check the OS version on each device under Settings > General > About (iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, watchOS, tvOS) or `sw_vers` on macOS.\n- Flag any device below 27.2 on the list above.","fix":"- Update iOS and iPadOS to `27.2`.\n- Update macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`.\n- Update tvOS, visionOS and watchOS to `27.2`.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:01+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-26T21:23:36+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-26T21:23:36+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.5,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-26T21:23:36Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update iOS and iPadOS to `27.2`.\n- Update macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`.\n- Update tvOS, visionOS and watchOS to `27.2`.","reach":"local","title":"Apple iOS and macOS: use-after-free lets an app corrupt kernel memory","impact":"high","summary":"A use-after-free bug in Apple's operating systems lets a malicious app crash the system or corrupt kernel memory. Apple says it is fixed in iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2 and watchOS 27.2.","category":"infrastructure","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["ios","ipados","macos","tvos","visionos","watchos","apple-devices"],"confidence":0.5,"needs_auth":"unknown","worst_case":"A malicious app crashes the system or corrupts kernel memory.","analyst_note":"Check Apple's security release notes for iOS 27.2 to confirm exploitation status, the attack prerequisites and whether this is a kernel or app-sandbox issue.","how_to_check":"- Check the OS version on each device under Settings > General > About (iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, watchOS, tvOS) or `sw_vers` on macOS.\n- Flag any device below 27.2 on the list above.","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["already-on-27.2"],"who_is_affected":"Any device that runs one of the listed Apple operating systems before version 27.2 is affected. The sources do not say whether a specific configuration or app is needed to trigger it, so fleets of Apple devices should all be updated. Devices already on 27.2 or later are not affected.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"high"},"cost_usd":0.000652,"input_tokens":3303,"output_tokens":643,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-112679':17A,20A '-2026':16A,19A '27.2':60B,62B,66B,68B,70B,73B,92C,95C,99C,101C,103C,105C 'abl':110C 'address':81C 'app':11A,45B,107C 'appl':1A,22B,38B,53B 'apple-devic':21B 'bug':36B 'caus':112C 'corrupt':12A,50B,117C 'crash':46B 'cve':15A,18A 'devic':23B 'fix':57B,89C 'free':8A,35B,78C 'gate':65B,98C 'golden':64B,97C 'improv':83C 'infrastructur':24B 'io':2A,25B,59B,91C 'ipado':26B,61B,94C 'issu':79C,87C 'kernel':13A,51B,118C 'let':9A,42B 'maco':4A,27B,63B,96C 'malici':44B 'manag':85C 'may':108C 'memori':14A,52B,84C,119C 'oper':40B 'say':54B 'system':41B,48B,114C 'termin':115C 'tvos':28B,67B,100C 'unexpect':113C 'use':6A,33B,76C 'use-after-fre':5A,32B,75C 'visiono':29B,69B,102C 'watcho':30B,72B,104C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Any device that runs one of the listed Apple operating systems before version 27.2 is affected. The sources do not say whether a specific configuration or app is needed to trigger it, so fleets of Apple devices should all be updated. Devices already on 27.2 or later are not affected.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:01+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-112679","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112679","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:01+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:01+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:30+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"}