CVE-2026-112521
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
- Record
CVE-2026-112521- CVSS 3.1
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
EUVDEUVD-2026-110106
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
- Record
EUVD-2026-110106- CVSS 3.1
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-04
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8vrq-v39g-cmp5
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
- Record
GHSA-8vrq-v39g-cmp5- CVSS 3.1
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
NVD
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
- Record
CVE-2026-112521- CVSS 3.1
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| references | EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD | |
| cwes, severity | CVE List | |
| facts | NVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-112521 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Macos, published October 26, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. No source names a fixed version.