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iOS and iPadOS, macOS and 2 more products — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: Official CVE ListCVE: CVE-2026-86870

A heap buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination.

Products
iOS and iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-86870
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 21:37 UTC · Revision 2

Source evidence

CVE-2026-86870

core-cve · Original source

Published 14 Sept 2026, 20:50 UTC

A heap buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination.

cve:CVE-2026-86870

iOS and iPadOS

Fixed versions: Not specified

macOS

Fixed versions: Not specified

visionOS

Fixed versions: Not specified

watchOS

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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