HomeView Software: Use After Free
CVE-2026-113970 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in HomeView Software from Apple, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 out of 10. It can be exploited from the same local network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. The record lists version 27.2 as the first without the flaw, so updating HomeView Software to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update HomeView Software to 27.2 or a later version.
- Update iOS and iPadOS to 18.7.12 or 26.7.3 or 27.2.1, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
- Update macOS to 15.8.3 or 26.7.3 or 27.2.1, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | HomeView Software | before 27.2 | 27.2 |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | before 18.7.12; before 26.7.3; before 27.2.1 | 18.7.12, 26.7.3, 27.2.1 |
| Apple | macOS | before 15.8.3; before 26.7.3; before 27.2.1 | 15.8.3, 26.7.3, 27.2.1 |
| Apple | tvOS | before 27.2.1 | 27.2.1 |
| Apple | visionOS | before 27.2.1 | 27.2.1 |
| Apple | watchOS | before 26.6.1; before 27.2.1 | 26.6.1, 27.2.1 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- AdjacentThe attacker must be on the same local network segment.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CISA (ADP).
Official description
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in HomeView Software Version 27.2, iOS 18.7.12 and iPadOS 18.7.12, iOS 26.7.3 and iPadOS 26.7.3, iOS 27.2.1 and iPadOS 27.2.1, macOS Golden Gate 27.2.1, macOS Sequoia 15.8.3, macOS Tahoe 26.7.3, tvOS 27.2.1, visionOS 27.2.1, watchOS 26.6.1, watchOS 27.2.1. An attacker in Bluetooth range may be able to corrupt process memory.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Use After Free
The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory belongs to the code that operates on the new pointer.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Choose a language that provides automatic memory management.
- When freeing pointers, be sure to set them to NULL once they are freed. However, the utilization of multiple or complex data structures may lower the usefulness of this strategy.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other references
- support.apple.com/en-us/149715
- support.apple.com/en-us/149716
- support.apple.com/en-us/149717
- support.apple.com/en-us/149718
- support.apple.com/en-us/149719
- support.apple.com/en-us/149720
- support.apple.com/en-us/149721
- support.apple.com/en-us/149722
- support.apple.com/en-us/149723
- support.apple.com/en-us/149724
- support.apple.com/en-us/149851
Other vulnerabilities in HomeView Software
- 7.5 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
Recent Use After Free vulnerabilities
- 8.1 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 7.7 High severity
- 9.6 Critical severity
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