---
id: "CVE-2026-112697"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112697"]
title: "Apple Safari and iOS: memory bug lets web content run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "ios", "ipados", "macos", "safari", "tvos", "visionos", "watchos"]
not_affected_if: ["already-patched"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:18:04+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:23:19+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112697", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00"}]
---

# Apple Safari and iOS: memory bug lets web content run code

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.

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

## 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
- 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`

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112697

## From the sources

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.

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