CVE-2026-86953

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An attacker in physical proximity may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

CVSS v3 4.6 MEDIUM

4.6^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149036
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149037
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038

Configurations

No configuration.

History

20 Oct 2026, 11:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 4.6
CWE		CWE-787

20 Oct 2026, 01:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-20 01:17

Updated : 2026-10-20 15:03

NVD link : CVE-2026-86953

Mitre link : CVE-2026-86953

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-86953

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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