Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 26.7.1/27.1 null pointer dereference

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 5.3 | $0-$5k | 0.30+ |
Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 26.7.1/27.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-113906. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 26.7.1/27.1. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
A null pointer dereference 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 in physical proximity may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-113906 since 10/20/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/26/2026).
Upgrading to version 26.7.2 or 27.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
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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: 5.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 26.7.2/27.2
Timeline
10/20/2026 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-2026-113906 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-113906
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-426943
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
Entry
Created: 10/26/2026 23:28Changes: 10/26/2026 23:28 (55)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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