CVE-2026-86971

MEDIUM 6.5CVE-2026-86971 · Published 26/10/2026 · updated 02/11/2026

In short

CVE-2026-86971 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability.
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.58%, higher than 48.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
—	No affected product versions are listed for this vulnerability yet.

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This 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, visionOS 27.2. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to unexpected app termination.

References

support.apple.com/en-us/149227 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/149230 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/149521 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/149522 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/149523 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/149526 · Release Notes

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