Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS prior 26.7.2/27.2/15.8.2 State Management privileges management

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 3.4 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS. This impacts an unknown function of the component State Management. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-112455. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component State Management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state 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 access sensitive user data.
It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-112455 since 10/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/26/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 26.7.2, 27.2 or 15.8.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4
VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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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: iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS 26.7.2/27.2/15.8.2
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-2026-112455 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-112455
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-426787
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 10/26/2026 22:45Changes: 10/26/2026 22:45 (55)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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