---
id: "CVE-2026-112688"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112688"]
title: "Apple iOS and macOS: memory corruption when parsing a file"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple", "ios", "ipados", "macos", "vendor"]
not_affected_if: ["fixed-os-version"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:18:03+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:23:27+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112688", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00"}]
---

# Apple iOS and macOS: memory corruption when parsing a file

A memory corruption flaw in Apple's platforms can be triggered when a file is parsed, causing the app to crash or potentially run arbitrary code. The description does not name the affected component.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- unknown

## Fix

- Update iOS and iPadOS to 26.7 or 27.2, and macOS Tahoe to 26.7.2, macOS Sequoia to 15.8.2, or macOS Golden Gate to 27.2 as listed in the advisory.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112688

## From the sources

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.

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