CVE-2026-86966

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

Description

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, visionOS 27. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-26 21:20:34.623000

Last modified

2026-10-26 21:20:34.623000

View original CVE JSON

{
  "id": "CVE-2026-86966",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-26T21:20:34.623",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T21:20:34.623",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, visionOS 27. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Apple",
          "product": "iOS and iPadOS",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "26.7.2",
              "versionType": "custom",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "27",
              "versionType": "custom",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "vendor": "Apple",
          "product": "macOS",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "15.8.2",
              "versionType": "custom",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "26.7.2",
              "versionType": "custom",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "0",
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              "versionType": "custom",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "vendor": "Apple",
          "product": "visionOS",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "27",
              "versionType": "custom",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {},
  "references": [
    {
      "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]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/149227",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/149522",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/149523",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}