CVE-2026-86978
Low risk· EPSS 14%Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk14th percentile - higher than 14% of all known CVEs
Summary
A security issue in Apple systems was addressed with improved checks. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. The issue is fixed in iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, and tvOS 27.2.
Risk Assessment
A malicious app could read sensitive user data, leading to a confidentiality breach. Risk applies to devices running unpatched systems.
Recommendation
Update to iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, or tvOS 27.2. Enforce a policy of rapid security patch installation.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS
See all- CVE-2026-64740Critical
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, tvOS 26.6. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
- CVE-2026-112705Medium
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. The issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, and tvOS 27.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
- CVE-2026-112689High
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. The issue affects iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, and tvOS 27.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
- CVE-2026-84617Medium
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This affects iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and tvOS. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
- CVE-2026-28985Medium
A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. The issue affects iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, and tvOS 26.5. An attacker on the local network may cause a denial-of-service.
Original NVD description (English source)
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, tvOS 27.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS