CVE-2026-112676 — IOS And IPadOS
HIGHCVE-2026-112676 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) CWE-862 vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS. A fix is available — see the affected versions and patch details below.
This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. 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,…
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-112676.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Description
This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. 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, visionOS 27.2. An app may be able to access a user's Photos Library.
Affected Products
iOS and iPadOSApplemacOSApplevisionOSAppleDetection & mitigation playbook
Vendor / applianceDetect
Inventory every Apple iOS and iPadOS deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above.
Fix
Apply the Apple iOS and iPadOS security patch or hotfix for CVE-2026-112676 on the affected version, following the vendor advisory for your exact build.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used. Alongside that, restrict the management interface to trusted networks and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-112676 being exploited in your environment?
Detect and block the exploit chain at execution, on systems you cannot patch yet.