Vulnerability · Published Sep 14, 2026 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2026-86888

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity privilege mismanagement 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 3% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. A local app may be able to read a persistent account identifier.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple iOS and iPadOS 0 – before 27
Apple macOS 0 – before 26.70 – before 27
Apple tvOS 0 – before 27
Apple visionOS 0 – before 27
Apple watchOS 0 – before 27

Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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