A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS, macOS
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.002 (p10)
- Exploitation
- SSVC none, automatable no, impact total
- Fix
- available
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Exposure class
- Mobile OS, Operating system
- NVD status
- Received
Why it ranks 31 (Notable)
- CVSS v3.1 7.8 high
- SSVC: total technical impact
- Product class: mobile OS, operating system
- Widely deployed vendor product (Apple)
- Fix available
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0) (nvd.nist.gov)
- CVE-2026-86916 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
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