CVE-2026-112683 — Apple IPADOS
HIGHCVE-2026-112683 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in apple ipados. A fix is available — see the affected versions and patch details below.
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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…
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Description
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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. Processing a maliciously crafted font may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory.
Affected Products
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Vendor / applianceDetect
Inventory every apple ipados deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above.
Fix
Apply the apple ipados security patch or hotfix for CVE-2026-112683 on the affected version, following the vendor advisory for your exact build.
Workarounds
Stop feeding it untrusted input: reject or quarantine files and payloads from unverified sources until you can upgrade, restrict accepted formats to the ones you actually need, and run the parsing or decoding step in a least-privileged sandbox or short-lived worker so a crash or corrupted read cannot reach the rest of the process. Alongside that, restrict the management interface to trusted networks and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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