CVE-2026-112612

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2. An attacker with physical access to a trust-paired device may be able to read and write arbitrary files.

CVSS v3 6.2 MEDIUM

6.2^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149227	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149230	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

History

04 Nov 2026, 15:21

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/149227 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/149227 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/149230 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/149230 - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Apple Apple ipados Apple iphone Os
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::

03 Nov 2026, 19:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 6.2
CWE		CWE-22

26 Oct 2026, 21:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-26 21:17

Updated : 2026-11-04 15:21

NVD link : CVE-2026-112612

Mitre link : CVE-2026-112612

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-112612

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

iphone_os
ipados

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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