CVE-2026-86950

HIGH CISA KEV
ACT NOW Priority: 2.30 BB Relevance: 73/100
Published: 2026-09-28 Modified: 2026-10-27 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Auth Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: Required
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: High
A: High

Description

Apple iOS, macOS, and iPadOS contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in CoreGraphics that may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Vendor / Product Apple — Multiple Products
Date Added 2026-09-29
Remediation Due 2026-10-13
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149226 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/149228 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/149229 ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86950

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (12)

VendorProductVersion
apple ipados < 18.7.11
apple ipados 26.0 – 26.7.1
apple ipados < 18.7.11
apple ipados 26.0 – 26.7.1
apple iphone_os < 18.7.11
apple iphone_os 26.0 – 26.7.1
apple iphone_os < 18.7.11
apple iphone_os 26.0 – 26.7.1
apple macos < 15.8.1
apple macos 26.0 – 26.7.1
apple macos < 15.8.1
apple macos 26.0 – 26.7.1

References & Advisories (8)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149225
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149226
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149228
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149229
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Sep/89
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Sep/90
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Sep/91
Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Bug Bounty Relevance

73 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity
✓ Known exploited (KEV)

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

26.17%
Raw Score 0.261660
Percentile 98.0%
Date 2026-10-28

Intelligence Sources

kev ref →
mitre ref →
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