---
id: "CVE-2026-112698"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112698"]
title: "Apple iOS and macOS: memory handling flaw lets an app crash the system"
severity: "low"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple-devices", "infrastructure", "ios", "ipados", "macos"]
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: "2026-10-26T21:23:17+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112698", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00"}]
---

# Apple iOS and macOS: memory handling flaw lets an app crash the system

A memory handling flaw in Apple's operating systems lets a malicious app cause an unexpected system termination. The sources describe a denial of service, not code execution or data theft.

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

## How to check

- Check the device version in Settings > General > About (iOS, iPadOS) or Apple menu > About This Mac (macOS)
- Compare against the fixed builds listed in the advisory: `iOS 26.7.2`, `iPadOS 26.7.2`, `iOS 27.2`, `iPadOS 27.2`, `macOS Golden Gate 27.2`, `macOS Sequoia 15.8.2`, `macOS Tahoe 26.7.2`

## Fix

- Update iOS and iPadOS to `26.7.2` or `27.2`
- Update macOS Tahoe to `26.7.2`, macOS Sequoia to `15.8.2`, or macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112698

## From the sources

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. 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 Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

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