Vulnerability · Published Oct 20, 2026 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2026-86872
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity type confusion in Safari from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to unexpected behavior.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-843 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L