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Apple's macOS Sequoia 15.8.2 security notes list dozens of flaws across system components such as APFS, CoreAudio, AppleAVD and CoreMedia. Several let a malicious file or app crash the system, read or write kernel memory, bypass Gatekeeper or privacy controls, or in one case run arbitrary code.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-29 04:33 UTC, 0h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
The advisory covers macOS Sequoia systems and many components, including file-handling and media parsers that process crafted files. Machines already on macOS Sequoia 15.8.2 or later are not affected by the listed issues. unknown for which specific configurations are most exposed.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple ipados | vendor | < 26.3 | 26.3 |
| apple iphone os | vendor | < 26.3 | 26.3 |
| apple macos | vendor | < 26.3 | 26.3 |
| apple tvos | vendor | < 26.3 | 26.3 |
| apple watchos | vendor | < 26.3 | 26.3 |
15.8.2 per the advisory title; the sources do not give a fix for earlier versions.Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
About the security content of macOS Sequoia 15.8.2 - Apple Support
This document describes the security content of macOS Sequoia 15.8.2.
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Released October 26, 2026
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-28991: Seiji Sakurai (@HeapSmasher)
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to unexpected app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-86971: an anonymous researcher
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences
Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
CVE-2026-113898: Bhaswanth Chigurupati
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory
Description: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-64767: Dave G.
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-112525: We Muftihaturrahmah, Aswin Kumar Gokula Kannan, Ruslan Dautov, Peter Malone
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-112536: Ruslan Dautov, Thomas Guillem, Narendra Singh (@_3P1C), Kwak Kiyong (@Pwnkai23), Song Nuri, Thanatos Tian (HKPolyU) & wgg with Diffract
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to break out of the WebContent sandbox
Description: This issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2026-112690: Claudio Bozzato and Francesco Benvenuto of Cisco Talos
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-86920: Johan Wahyudi
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-112416: an anonymous researcher, Meta Red Team X - Nik Tsytsarkin, Narendra Singh (@_3P1C), Hcamael and 章鱼哥@aipy (aipyaipy.com), Dohyeon An @PILAB Technology, Inc
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt process memory
Description: An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2026-112415: Rahul Raj, Hcamael and 章鱼哥@aipy (aipyaipy.com)
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Description: An information leakage was addressed with additional validation.
CVE-2026-112704: Josh Maine of Calif.io
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to read or write to protected files
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2026-112539: Claudio Bozzato and Francesco Benvenuto of Cisco Talos
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2026-112531: Chanwit Muenprakoddee (ChemIndy)
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-86937: YingMuo (@YingMuo) of DEVCORE Research Team, Paul Montgomery (@nullevent)
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may bypass Gatekeeper checks
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-112568: an anonymous researcher
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-112546: lunar815, Nathaniel Oh (@calysteon), Piotr Jerzy Duszynski, an anonymous researcher, Surej Sekhar, r3pwnx (@r3pwnx), Lily Cohl (@GenericCoding)
Available for: macOS Sequoia
CVE-2026-112675: Lakshay Sharma (MrW0r57), Abodi Dawoud
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-112705: Marco Schmitt, Andrey Chernykh, Josh Maine of Calif.io
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation.
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-112470: Hcamael and 章鱼哥@aipy (aipyaipy.com)
CVE-2026-112468: Hcamael and 章鱼哥@aipy (aipyaipy.com)
CVE-2026-112469: Hcamael and 章鱼哥@aipy (aipyaipy.com)
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.
Impact: A maliciously crafted ZIP archive may bypass Gatekeeper checks
Description: A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks.
CVE-2026-84610: Murray Mike, Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg of Nosebeard Labs
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to heap corruption
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation.
Impact: A maliciously crafted ZIP archive may bypass Gatekeeper checks
CVE-2026-112672: 준우 이, Pasquale Scola
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
CVE-2026-84528: zenith
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks
Description: A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks.
CVE-2026-86941: Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg of Nosebeard Labs
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2026-86896: A
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