Apple Safari/iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS/watchOS up to 27.1 use after free

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.2 | $25k-$100k | 1.28- |
Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple Safari, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS up to 27.1. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-112666. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS up to 27.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 27.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, tvOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process termination.
It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-112666 since 10/19/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/26/2026).
Upgrading to version 27.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
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Version
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: Safari/iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS/watchOS 27.2
Timeline
10/19/2026 CVE reserved10/26/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/26/2026 VulDB entry created
10/26/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-112666 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-112666
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-426743
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 10/26/2026 22:34Changes: 10/26/2026 22:34 (55)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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