Use After Free in Apple iOS and iPadOS

Publication date: 2026-09-14

Last updated on: 2026-09-14

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 26.6, tvOS 27, visionOS 26.6, visionOS 27, watchOS 26.6, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-09-14

Last Modified

2026-09-14

Generated

2026-09-15

AI Q&A

2026-09-15

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-65407

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	ios	26.6
apple	ipados	26.6
apple	ios	26.7
apple	ipados	26.7
apple	ios	27
apple	ipados	27
apple	macos_golden_gate	27
apple	macos_sequoia	15.8
apple	macos_tahoe	26.6
apple	macos_tahoe	26.7
apple	tvos	26.6
apple	tvos	27
apple	visionos	26.6
apple	visionos	27
apple	watchos	26.6
apple	watchos	27

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Exploitability

CWE

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This is a use-after-free vulnerability caused by improper memory management. An app could exploit this to cause unexpected system termination by accessing memory after it has been freed.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could potentially crash your device or cause it to become unresponsive by exploiting this flaw in a malicious app.

Mitigation Strategies

Update affected Apple devices to the latest versions mentioned in the CVE description to address the use after free issue.

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