Null Pointer Dereference in Apple iOS and macOS

Publication date: 2026-10-26

Last updated on: 2026-10-26

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved validation. 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 Tahoe 26.7.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2. An attacker in physical proximity may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-10-26

Last Modified

2026-10-26

Generated

2026-10-27

AI Q&A

2026-10-27

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-112566

EUVD

EUVD-2026-110210

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	0
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	0
Apple	macOS	0
Apple	macOS	0
Apple	tvOS	0
Apple	visionOS	0
Apple	watchOS	0

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Exploitability

CWE

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This is a null pointer dereference vulnerability caused by insufficient input validation. An attacker within physical proximity could exploit this to trigger a denial-of-service condition on affected Apple devices by causing the system to crash or become unresponsive.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability may cause your Apple device to freeze, crash, or become temporarily unusable. It requires the attacker to be physically near the target device, which limits the scope of potential attacks.

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