6.5Medium
Apple Ipados
CVE-2026-86879
A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
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 remotely, over a network, without a login, but only after tricking someone into an action such as opening a file or a link.
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
- 6.5 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Assigned by
- product-security@apple.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-09-14
- Last modified
- 2026-09-15
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Apple Ipados- 27.0
- Apple Iphone Os- 27.0
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.