{"id":"CVE-2026-113915","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-113915"],"related":[],"title":"Apple iOS and macOS: race condition lets an app read sensitive user data","description":"A race condition was addressed with additional validation. 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 access sensitive user data.","summary":"A race condition in Apple's operating systems was fixed with additional validation, per the NVD entry. A malicious app may be able to access sensitive user data.","severity":"unknown","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["apple","infrastructure","ios","ipados","macos","tvos","visionos","watchos"],"not_affected_if":["already-updated-to-fixed-version"],"how_to_check":"- Check the device OS version in Settings > General > About (iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS) or run `sw_vers` on macOS.\n- Compare the installed version against the fixed versions 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, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2.","fix":"- Update iOS and iPadOS to `26.7.2` or `27.2`.\n- Update macOS Tahoe to `26.7.2`, macOS Sequoia to `15.8.2`, or macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`.\n- Update tvOS, visionOS and watchOS to `27.2`.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:08+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:31+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-26T21:21:52+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-26T21:21:52+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.5,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-26T21:21:52Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update iOS and iPadOS to `26.7.2` or `27.2`.\n- Update macOS Tahoe to `26.7.2`, macOS Sequoia to `15.8.2`, or macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`.\n- Update tvOS, visionOS and watchOS to `27.2`.","reach":"local","title":"Apple iOS and macOS: race condition lets an app read sensitive user data","impact":"medium","summary":"A race condition in Apple's operating systems was fixed with additional validation, per the NVD entry. 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The sources do not describe the specific component or the conditions that trigger the race, so it is unknown whether managed fleets or particular configurations are more exposed.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"unknown"},"cost_usd":0.000693,"input_tokens":3334,"output_tokens":720,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-113915':16A,19A '-2026':15A,18A '15.8.2':85C '26.7.2':70C,73C,88C '27.2':75C,78C,82C,90C,92C,94C 'abl':50B,99C 'access':52B,101C 'addit':39B,62C 'address':60C 'app':9A,47B,96C 'appl':1A,20B,32B 'condit':6A,30B,58C 'cve':14A,17A 'data':13A,55B,104C 'entri':44B 'fix':37B,67C 'gate':81C 'golden':80C 'infrastructur':21B 'io':2A,22B,69C,74C 'ipado':23B,72C,77C 'issu':65C 'let':7A 'maco':4A,24B,79C,83C,86C 'malici':46B 'may':48B,97C 'nvd':43B 'oper':34B 'per':41B 'race':5A,29B,57C 'read':10A 'sensit':11A,53B,102C 'sequoia':84C 'system':35B 'taho':87C 'tvos':25B,89C 'user':12A,54B,103C 'valid':40B,63C 'visiono':26B,91C 'watcho':27B,93C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Any team that runs Apple devices or macOS machines with a version older than the fixed releases is exposed. The sources do not describe the specific component or the conditions that trigger the race, so it is unknown whether managed fleets or particular configurations are more exposed.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:08+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-113915","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113915","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:08+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:08+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:31+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:31+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"}