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Apple iOS EUVDEUVD-2026-110338

| CVE-2026-113907 MEDIUM
Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)
2026-10-26 apple GHSA-537r-wp95-43g9
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: apple
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Install or run malicious app locally
  2. Exploit
    Invoke vulnerable OS code path
  3. Execution
    Overflow buffer / corrupt memory
  4. Impact
    Unexpected system termination (DoS)

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
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

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Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to already have an app running locally on the target Apple device (AV:L, PR:L, no user interaction per UI:N); per the description 'An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt process memory.' There is no network vector, no credential/privilege escalation precondition beyond the ability to execute an app, and no special non-default configuration named in the sources - the specific feature or API that triggers the overflow is not described in the available sources. The principal limiting factor is the local attack surface: an attacker must first get code (an app) onto the device, which bounds realistic risk well below a remote flaw; stated impact is limited to a crash/denial of service and partial process-memory corruption, with no confidentiality impact.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity, locally-exploitable memory-corruption flaw (CWE-119 buffer overflow) whose signals are internally consistent and point to low real-world urgency despite broad product reach. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H, 6.1) describes a flaw that requires code already running on the device - i.e. a malicious or compromised app - with low privileges, yielding high availability impact (crash/unexpected system termination) and only limited integrity impact (process memory corruption) and no confidentiality impact. EPSS is low at 0.22% (12th percentile), SSVC reports Exploitation: none, Automatable: no, Technical Impact: partial, and there is no CISA KEV listing and no proof-of-concept reference in the supplied data. These signals agree: no exploitation observed, low predicted exploitation probability, local-only attack vector, and limited (non-confidentiality, non-code-execution-as-stated) impact. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month' rather than act_now/emergency, consistent with a patch-when-convenient posture. The one caveat is that buffer overflows in OS components can sometimes be chained toward code execution, but the description claims only termination/memory corruption and no such escalation is evidenced here - treat it as a stability/robustness fix, not a priority remote threat.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A user installs or runs a malicious or compromised app on an Apple device; the app exercises the vulnerable code path to overflow a buffer, corrupting process memory or forcing unexpected system termination (a crash/denial of service). No public exploit code or PoC is referenced in the available data, and exploitation requires the attacker to already be able to run an app locally on the device.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026

Memory corruption in Apple's mobile and desktop operating systems (iOS/iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS) allows an app already executing on the device to trigger a buffer overflow that terminates the system or corrupts process memory. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N, C:N/I:L/A:H) confirms a local attack path with low privileges and no user interaction, so the practical gate is getting an app onto the target device; there is no confidentiality impact. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, EPSS is only 0.22% (12th percentile) and CISA SSVC records exploitation as none with automatable: no, so this is a moderate-severity, patch-on-normal-cadence item rather than an emergency.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patches are available: update to iOS 26.7.2 or iPadOS 26.7.2 (or iOS/iPadOS 27.2), macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2 and watchOS 27.2, choosing the branch that matches each device's current major version. Apple does not describe any workaround or configuration change for this memory-handling fix, so applying the listed updates is the complete remediation; the eight support.apple.com advisories linked in the references carry the per-platform detail. Given SSVC exploitation: none, EPSS 0.22%, no KEV listing and the local-only attack surface, rollout can follow a normal monthly patch cycle, but devices handling untrusted third-party apps should be prioritised because the only precondition is the ability to run an app on the target.

Affected VersionsENISA

macOS 0 <26.7.2
iOS and iPadOS 0 <27.2
macOS 0 <15.8.2
macOS 0 <27.2
watchOS 0 <27.2
tvOS 0 <27.2
iOS and iPadOS 0 <26.7.2
visionOS 0 <27.2

Affected Packages

euvd ios_and_ipados fix: 26.7.2, 27.2
euvd macos fix: 15.8.2, 26.7.2, 27.2
euvd tvos fix: 27.2
euvd visionos fix: 27.2
euvd watchos fix: 27.2

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 5 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is classed CWE-119 (improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer), and Apple's advisory states only that it was addressed through improved memory handling - the specific component, API or parsing path that overflows is not described in the available sources, so the exact trigger is unverified. Because the CPE entries for ios_and_ipados, macos, tvos, visionos and watchos are version-wildcarded and the same advisory text spans nine release notes, this is most plausibly shared code across Apple's platforms rather than a single product-specific service. The CVSS metrics describe severity, not mechanism: AV:L and PR:L reflect that an attacker must already run code as an app on the device, UI:N means no additional user prompting is required beyond that, and A:H with I:L matches the stated effect of unexpected system termination plus partial process-memory corruption while C:N rules out data disclosure.

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Severity by source

Vendor (apple) PRIMARY 6.1 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
vuln.today AI 6.1 MEDIUM

A locally-running app with low privilege triggers the flaw without user interaction; impact is high availability (termination) and low integrity (memory corruption), no confidentiality, scope unchanged.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (apple).

CVSS VectorVendor: apple

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Oct 27, 2026 - 01:24 NVD
6.1 (None) 6.1 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Oct 26, 2026 - 21:03 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 26, 2026 - 20:33 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.1
CVE Published
Oct 26, 2026 - 20:33 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. 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 cause unexpected system termination or corrupt process memory.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 88% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS/watchOS/tvOS/visionOS span a huge global device footprint
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

30
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +30
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

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