---
id: "CVE-2026-65350"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-65350"]
title: "Apple: use-after-free in memory handling lets an app corrupt kernel memory"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple", "infrastructure", "ios", "ipados", "macos", "tvos", "visionos", "watchos"]
not_affected_if: ["already-patched"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:18:41+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:32+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:21:28+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65350", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:32+00:00"}]
---

# Apple: use-after-free in memory handling lets an app corrupt kernel memory

A use-after-free bug in Apple's operating systems lets a local app crash the system or corrupt kernel memory. The sources do not say what an attacker can do beyond that.

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

## How to check

- Check the OS version under Settings > General > About (iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, watchOS, tvOS) or `sw_vers -productVersion` on macOS
- Compare against the fixed versions: iOS 26.7.2, iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2

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

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:32+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65350

## From the sources

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. 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 kernel memory.

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