---
id: "CVE-2026-113907"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-113907"]
title: "Apple iOS and macOS: buffer overflow lets an app crash the system or corrupt memory"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "ios", "ipados", "macos", "tvos", "visionos", "watchos"]
not_affected_if: ["already-on-fixed-version"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:18:07+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:31+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:21:59+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113907", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:31+00:00"}]
---

# Apple iOS and macOS: buffer overflow lets an app crash the system or corrupt memory

A buffer overflow in Apple's operating systems lets a local app cause unexpected system termination or corrupt process memory. Apple fixed it in iOS 26.7.2, iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2 and later point releases.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed version under Settings > General > About (iOS and iPadOS) or Apple menu > About This Mac (macOS).
- Compare it with the fixed versions listed in the sources: `26.7.2` on iOS, iPadOS and macOS Tahoe, `27.2` on the 27 line, `15.8.2` on macOS Sequoia.

## 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`.
- Update tvOS, visionOS and watchOS to `27.2`.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:31+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113907

## From the sources

A buffer overflow 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, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt process memory.

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