{"id":"CVE-2026-112697","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-112697"],"related":[],"title":"Apple Safari and iOS: memory bug lets 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, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 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 on the device.","severity":"high","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["infrastructure","ios","ipados","macos","safari","tvos","visionos","watchos"],"not_affected_if":["already-patched"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed Safari or OS version in Settings or About This Mac; compare against the fixed versions listed in the advisory, unknown in the sources\n- unknown for other checks: the sources do not say","fix":"- Update Safari to `27.2` on macOS and to the fixed builds listed for iOS `26.7.2` / `27.2`, iPadOS `26.7.2` / `27.2`, macOS Golden Gate `27.2`, tvOS `27.2`, visionOS `27.2`, watchOS `27.2`","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:04+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-26T21:23:19+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-26T21:23:19+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-26T21:23:19Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update Safari to `27.2` on macOS and to the fixed builds listed for iOS `26.7.2` / `27.2`, iPadOS `26.7.2` / `27.2`, macOS Golden Gate `27.2`, tvOS `27.2`, visionOS `27.2`, watchOS `27.2`","reach":"internet","title":"Apple Safari and iOS: memory bug lets 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 on the device.","category":"infrastructure","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["safari","ios","ipados","macos","tvos","visionos","watchos"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"Attacker runs arbitrary code on the device via crafted web page","analyst_note":"Confirm the affected version ranges and whether exploitation is known; the NVD entry in the sources gave no severity or CWE details.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed Safari or OS version in Settings or About This Mac; compare against the fixed versions listed in the advisory, unknown in the sources\n- unknown for other checks: the sources do not say","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["already-patched"],"who_is_affected":"Anyone running the listed Apple platforms and Safari builds before the fixed versions is exposed when they load attacker-controlled web content. Devices already on the fixed versions are not affected. Managed fleets should confirm the installed build rather than assume an update applied.","user_interaction":"yes","needs_special_setup":"no","severity_if_unknown":"high"},"cost_usd":0.000629,"input_tokens":3333,"output_tokens":591,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-112697':14A,17A '-2026':13A,16A '26.7.2':79C,82C '27.2':77C,84C,87C,91C,93C,95C,97C 'address':66C 'appl':1A,37B 'arbitrari':53B,106C 'bug':6A,32B 'code':11A,54B,107C 'content':9A,47B,102C 'craft':45B,100C 'cve':12A,15A 'devic':58B 'execut':55B,108C 'exploit':49B 'fix':74C 'free':30B,63C 'gate':90C 'golden':89C 'improv':68C 'infrastructur':18B 'io':4A,19B,78C,83C 'ipado':20B,81C,86C 'issu':64C,72C 'lead':51B,104C 'let':7A 'maco':21B,88C 'malici':44B,99C 'manag':70C 'may':50B,103C 'memori':5A,31B,69C 'oper':38B 'process':98C 'run':10A 'safari':2A,22B,34B,76C 'success':48B 'system':39B 'trigger':42B 'tvos':23B,92C 'use':28B,61C 'use-after-fre':27B,60C 'visiono':24B,94C 'watcho':25B,96C 'web':8A,46B,101C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Anyone running the listed Apple platforms and Safari builds before the fixed versions is exposed when they load attacker-controlled web content. Devices already on the fixed versions are not affected. Managed fleets should confirm the installed build rather than assume an update applied.","tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:04+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-112697","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112697","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:04+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:04+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"}