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Type: advisorySources: Official CVE ListCVE: CVE-2026-86957

An out-of-bounds read 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, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An attacker in wireless proximity may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Products
iOS and iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-86957
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC · Revision 2

Source evidence

CVE-2026-86957

core-cve · Original source

Published 20 Oct 2026, 00:50 UTC

An out-of-bounds read 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, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An attacker in wireless proximity may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

cve:CVE-2026-86957

iOS and iPadOS

Fixed versions: Not specified

macOS

Fixed versions: Not specified

tvOS

Fixed versions: Not specified

visionOS

Fixed versions: Not specified

watchOS

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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