CVE-2026-112410 Apple CVE debrief

Who should care

Defenders managing macOS environments, especially those using Golden Gate 27.2, Sequoia 15.8.2, and Tahoe 26.7.2, should assess exposure and prioritize patching or mitigation. Defenders need to verify exposure in their macOS environments and apply patches or mitigations as available. Security teams and vulnerability management teams should review the vulnerability and assess the impact on their environments.

Why it matters

CVE-2026-112410 is a double free issue in macOS, potentially leading to process termination. Defenders managing macOS environments should assess exposure and prioritize patching or mitigation.

• Remote attackers may cause unexpected process termination in vulnerable macOS environments.
• Defenders need to verify exposure in their macOS environments.
• Patching or mitigation is required to prevent potential exploitation.

Technical summary

A double free issue was addressed with improved memory management in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, and macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. A remote attacker may cause an unexpected process termination. The vulnerability is related to memory management improvements. Defenders managing macOS environments should assess exposure and prioritize patching or mitigation. The issue is fixed in the mentioned macOS versions. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to cause an unexpected process termination in vulnerable macOS environments.

Defensive priority

Defenders should prioritize verifying exposure in macOS environments, especially those using Golden Gate 27.2, Sequoia 15.8.2, and Tahoe 26.7.2, and apply patches or mitigations as available.

Recommended defensive actions

• Verify macOS environments for exposure, especially those using Golden Gate 27.2, Sequoia 15.8.2, and Tahoe 26.7.2.
• Apply patches or mitigations as available from Apple.
• Monitor for unexpected process terminations in macOS environments.
• Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified.
• Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review.
• Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented.
• Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up.

Evidence notes

The CVE record and NVD entry provide limited information about the vulnerability, with Apple providing additional details through their support pages. The vulnerability is a double free issue addressed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, and macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. Defenders should verify exposure in their macOS environments and apply patches or mitigations as available. The CVE record was published on 2026-10-26T21:17:30.737Z and has not been modified since then. The NVD entry and Apple support pages provide additional The

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Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.