CVE-2026-86921

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Description

A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27. A local attacker may be able to overwrite restricted files.

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS score

6.2 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Awaiting Analysis

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-20 01:17:27.493000

Last modified

2026-10-20 15:03:59.857000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-86921",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-20T01:17:27.493",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-20T15:03:59.857",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "value": "A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27. A local attacker may be able to overwrite restricted files."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
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        },
        {
          "vendor": "Apple",
          "product": "visionOS",
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            }
          ]
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          "baseScore": 6.2,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
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  "references": [
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      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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    {
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/149041",
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}