Vulnerability · Published Oct 26, 2026 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2026-86978

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity information exposure 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 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, tvOS 27.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	0 – before 27.2
Apple	macOS	0 – before 27.2
Apple	tvOS	0 – before 27.2

Weakness: CWE-200 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149230
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149521
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149524