CVE-2026-86972

HIGH 7.8CVE-2026-86972 · Published 26/10/2026 · updated 04/11/2026

In short

CVE-2026-86972 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability.
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.20%, higher than 10.0% 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

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation. 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 Tahoe 26.7.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to memory corruption.

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/149524 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/149525 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/149526 · Release Notes

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