CVE-2026-86953

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An attacker in physical proximity may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS score

4.6 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Awaiting Analysis

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-20 01:17:28.467000

Last modified

2026-10-20 15:03:59.857000

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  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-20T01:17:28.467",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-20T15:03:59.857",
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    }
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