CVE-2026-86963

A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

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	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149041	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

History

05 Nov 2026, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Apple Apple ipados Apple iphone Os
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/149041 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/149041 - Vendor Advisory

20 Oct 2026, 11:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.9
CWE		CWE-20

20 Oct 2026, 01:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-20 01:17

Updated : 2026-11-05 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-86963

Mitre link : CVE-2026-86963

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-86963

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

iphone_os
ipados

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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