CVE-2026-112706: CVE-2026-112706: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS…

CVE-2026-112706 at a glance

CVE-2026-112706 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in Apple Ipados, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5. NVD published it on 2026-10-27 and classifies the weakness as CWE-862. Public exploit code: 1 public GitHub proof-of-concept repository from 1 account, with the earliest exploit evidence dated 2026-10-28. FIRST EPSS puts the probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days at 0.15% (percentile 3.9, scored 2026-11-03). NVD configuration data lists a fixed release for 7 products, for example apple ipados 26.7.2. CVERadar maps 1 MITRE ATT&CK technique across Privilege Escalation, inferred from the CWE and the description. Its CVERadar threat level is 32/100.

What it is

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Exploitation evidence

First exploit evidence seen: 2026-10-28 (earliest date across the sources below).

Exploited in the wild

No source on this site lists in-the-wild exploitation yet (CISA KEV, VulnCheck KEV).

Public exploit code

GitHub proof-of-concept repositories

1 public repositories from 1 accounts, first seen 2026-10-28. Most starred: MchinaMd57764/CVE-2026-112706-CoreMedia-fd-leak (21 stars), view the MchinaMd57764/CVE-2026-112706-CoreMedia-fd-leak repository on GitHub.

Verify before running: public PoCs can be malicious. Read the code and only run it in an isolated lab. A PoC means exploit code is public, not that this CVE is exploited in the wild.

Sources: nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub.

Patches, mitigations and detection

Fixed versions

• apple ipados: upgrade to 26.7.2 or later
• apple ipados: upgrade to 27.2 or later (affected from 27.0)
• apple iphone os: upgrade to 26.7.2 or later
• apple iphone os: upgrade to 27.2 or later (affected from 27.0)
• apple tvos: upgrade to 27.2 or later
• apple visionos: upgrade to 27.2 or later
• apple watchos: upgrade to 27.2 or later

Derived from the NVD CPE configuration (versionEndExcluding / versionEndIncluding). Always confirm with the vendor advisory.

Vendor advisories and patches

• Apple vendor advisory (support.apple.com) (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
• Apple vendor advisory (support.apple.com) (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
• Apple vendor advisory (support.apple.com) (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
• Apple vendor advisory (support.apple.com) (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
• Apple vendor advisory (support.apple.com) (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

MITRE ATT&CK mitigations for this chain

• M1051 Update Software (for T1068) : Update software regularly by employing patch management for internal enterprise endpoints and servers.
• M1050 Exploit Protection (for T1068) : Security applications that look for behavior used during exploitation such as Windows Defender Exploit Guard (WDEG) and the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) can be used to mitigate some exploitation behavior. Control flow integrity checking is another way to potentially identify and stop a software exploi
• M1048 Application Isolation and Sandboxing (for T1068) : Make it difficult for adversaries to advance their operation through exploitation of undiscovered or unpatched vulnerabilities by using sandboxing. Other types of virtualization and application microsegmentation may also mitigate the impact of some types of exploitation. Risks of additional exploits and weaknesses in t
• M1019 Threat Intelligence Program (for T1068) : Develop a robust cyber threat intelligence capability to determine what types and levels of threat may use software exploits and 0-days against a particular organization.
• M1038 Execution Prevention (for T1068) : Consider blocking the execution of known vulnerable drivers that adversaries may exploit to execute code in kernel mode. Validate driver block rules in audit mode to ensure stability prior to production deployment.

Detection Generic guidance

• Privilege Escalation: Alert on processes gaining SYSTEM/root unexpectedly, and on exploitation crashes of privileged services.

Response checklist Generic guidance

1. Inventory: find every instance of the affected product and version (include internet-facing and forgotten ones).
2. Patch or mitigate per the vendor advisory; if you cannot patch, remove internet exposure or apply the vendor workaround.
3. Assume compromise if the system was exposed before patching: hunt for the indicators in the advisory and review logs back to the disclosure date.
4. Rotate credentials and secrets stored on or used by the affected system if compromise cannot be ruled out.

Patching closes the hole, but someone still has to watch the endpoints; managed endpoint protection from LayerLogix covers EDR and MDR.