Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS/visionOS/watchOS prior 27.2.1 State Management state issue

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9.5$25k-$100k0.65+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as very critical has been discovered in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS and watchOS. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component State Management. Executing a manipulation can lead to state issue. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-113968. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS and watchOS. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component State Management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-371. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.12 and iPadOS 18.7.12, iOS 26.7.3 and iPadOS 26.7.3, iOS 27.2.1 and iPadOS 27.2.1, macOS Golden Gate 27.2.1, macOS Sequoia 15.8.3, macOS Tahoe 26.7.3, visionOS 27.2.1, watchOS 26.6.1, watchOS 27.2.1. An attacker in Bluetooth range may be able to bypass the rate limit on pairing code attempts.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-113968 since 10/20/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/09/2026).

Upgrading to version 18.7.12, 26.7.3, 27.2.1, 15.8.3, 26.7.3, 27.2.1 or 26.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: State issue
CWE: CWE-371
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS/macOS/visionOS/watchOS 18.7.12/26.7.3/27.2.1/15.8.3/26.7.3/27.2.1/26.6.1

Timelineinfo

10/20/2026 CVE reserved
11/09/2026 +20 days Advisory disclosed
11/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: apple
CVE: CVE-2026-113968 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-113968
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-433378
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 11/09/2026 21:50
Changes: 11/09/2026 21:50 (55)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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