Security fix · CVE-2026-86959
An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation.
Published Oct 20, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 20, 2026 · Apple iOS and iPadOS
Last checked Oct 27, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-86959. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of Apple iOS and iPadOS is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- Unknown—
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.15%
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- vendor Apple iOS and iPadOS · vendor Apple macOS
An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to unexpected process termination.
Are you affected?
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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- vendor Apple iOS and iPadOSversion unspecified
- vendor Apple macOSversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-86959
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
No version range is stored, so an installed version cannot be checked on this page.
Advisory
Open the bsi record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-86959. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of Apple iOS and iPadOS is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.15%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 20, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to unexpected process termination.
Oct 20, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to unexpected process termination.
Sources
- BSI CERT-BundGovernment advisoryCVE-2026-86959
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, macOS Golden Gate, macOS Sequoia und Safari: Mehrere Schwachstellen
wid.cert-bund.de - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-86959
An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to unexpected process termina
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-86959
30-day exploitation probability 0.15%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-86959
An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to unexpected process termina
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- BSI CERT-BundOct 27, 2026
- FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
- NIST NVDOct 20, 2026