Vulnerability · Published Oct 26, 2026 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2026-86987
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization 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 5% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An authorization issue was addressed with improved entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2. A remote attacker may be able to access sensitive user data.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | 0 – before 27.2 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N