CVE-2026-112478

An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

CVSS v3 9.0 CRITICAL

9.0^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 5.8

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149521	Vendor Advisory Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149522	Vendor Advisory Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

04 Nov 2026, 14:42

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Apple Apple macos
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/149521 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/149521 - Vendor Advisory, Release Notes
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/149522 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/149522 - Vendor Advisory, Release Notes

03 Nov 2026, 20:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 9.0
CWE		CWE-125

26 Oct 2026, 21:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-26 21:17

Updated : 2026-11-04 14:42

NVD link : CVE-2026-112478

Mitre link : CVE-2026-112478

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-112478

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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