Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessCraft malicious file
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DeliveryDeliver via message or web
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ExploitUser opens/parses file
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ExecutionTrigger memory corruption in parser
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ImpactExecute arbitrary code in app context
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, buffer size validation
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the victim to open or parse a maliciously crafted file in the affected application (UI:R); the flaw is reachable by a remote, unauthenticated attacker (AV:N/PR:N) who can deliver that file via web, email, or messaging, and requires no special configuration or elevated privileges. The exact file format and vulnerable parser are not named in the available sources, so the precise triggering input cannot be confirmed. The principal limiting factor is the mandatory user interaction - the file must actually be opened - which is why the SSVC framework marks exploitation as not automatable. Fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, and macOS Tahoe 26.7.2; per Apple, updating is the remediation. |
| Impact | Signals are consistent and point to a serious-but-not-emergency issue. CVSS 3.1 is 8.8 (High) with AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R, meaning a remote, unauthenticated attacker can achieve full confidentiality, integrity and availability impact (C:H/I:H/A:H) but only after a user opens or parses a malicious file - the UI:R requirement is the single biggest limiter on real-world risk. Exploitation-likelihood signals are all low-to-none: EPSS is 0.64% (50th percentile), the vulnerability is NOT on the CISA KEV list, and the SSVC framework records Exploitation: none and Automatable: no (because user interaction defeats automated mass exploitation), even though it rates Technical Impact: total. No POC or exploit reference appears in the supplied data. These signals do not conflict: a high severity score driven by total technical impact coexists with low exploitation probability because delivery depends on tricking a user into opening a file. The vuln.today Decision label is 'this_week', so this is a real priority to patch promptly rather than a drop-everything emergency. Net: a genuinely high-severity memory-corruption RCE whose practical risk is moderated by the user-interaction requirement and the absence of any observed or automatable exploitation. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a malformed file and delivers it to a victim via email, a website, or a messaging app; when the user opens or previews the file, the vulnerable parser mishandles memory (CWE-119), causing an unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution within the affected application's context. The attack is unauthenticated (PR:N) with low complexity (AC:L) but requires the victim to open the file (UI:R). No public exploit identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026
Memory corruption in Apple's iOS, iPadOS and macOS file parsing code can lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution when a victim opens a maliciously crafted file. Affected are iOS/iPadOS releases before 26.7 and 27.2, macOS Sequoia before 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe before 26.7.2, and macOS Golden Gate before 27.2; the flaw is reachable by a remote unauthenticated attacker (AV:N/PR:N) but requires user interaction (UI:R) to open the file. No public exploit code and no confirmed active exploitation are known at time of analysis, and EPSS is low at 0.64% (50th percentile), though the potential impact of successful exploitation is total per SSVC.
RemediationAI
Apple has released fixes: iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, and macOS Tahoe 26.7.2 (see support.apple.com/en-us/149041, 149230, 149521, 149522, 149523). Per Apple, updating is the remediation. Where immediate upgrade of every device is not feasible, the practical exposure reduction is to avoid opening untrusted files from web, email or messaging on unpatched devices until they can be updated, accepting that this is a behavioral control rather than a technical fix.
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Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The issue is a memory-corruption class defect (CWE-119, improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer) in Apple's operating system file-parsing components, addressed through improved memory handling. The specific file format, parser and library involved are not named in the available sources, so the exact triggering input cannot be confirmed; CPE data identifies the affected platforms as Apple iOS/iPadOS and macOS. Because the defect lives in parsing logic, the attack path is data-driven: a crafted file delivered over web, email or messaging is processed by the victim's device, and a successful corruption can crash the application or, per Apple, allow arbitrary code execution in its context. The score of 8.8 reflects high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact (C:H/I:H/A:H) and unchanged scope, gated only by the required user interaction.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Malicious file is delivered remotely and parsed without authentication (AV:N/PR:N/AC:L), but the user must open it (UI:R); memory-corruption RCE yields full C:H/I:H/A:H with no scope change.
Primary rating from Vendor (apple).
CVSS VectorVendor: apple
Lifecycle Timeline
4DescriptionCVE.org
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.
Executive ViewAI
Apple has released patches for a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that could allow arbitrary code execution when a user opens a malicious file. The flaw affects enterprise-managed Apple devices across the organization, and while no active exploitation has been observed, the potential for remote code execution makes this a priority for remediation to protect sensitive data and maintain user trust.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-110182
GHSA-2429-63m2-779h
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