Vulnerability · Published Sep 14, 2026 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2026-84616
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. 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 app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-441 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149036
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149037
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149041
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043