5.2Medium
Apple Ipados
CVE-2026-86876
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
What this means for your business
- It affects Apple Ipados. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it only with access to the machine itself, with an ordinary user login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Apple Ipados, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 5.2 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Assigned by
- product-security@apple.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-09-14
- Last modified
- 2026-09-15
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Apple Ipados- 26.7
- Apple Iphone Os- 26.7
- Apple Macos15.0 - 15.8, 26.0 - 26.7
- Apple Visionos- 27.0
- Apple Watchos- 27.0
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.