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Vulnerabilities

Security fix · CVE-2026-86977

An authorization issue was addressed with improved network restrictions.

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-2026-86977. EPSS is 0.14%. 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.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.14%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
vendor Apple iOS and iPadOS

An authorization issue was addressed with improved network restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An app may be able to initiate calls or send messages.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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

How to fix CVE-2026-86977

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-2026-86977. EPSS is 0.14%. 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 0.14%. 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.

  1. Oct 20, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    An authorization issue was addressed with improved network restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An app may be able to initiate calls or send messages.

  2. Oct 20, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    An authorization issue was addressed with improved network restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An app may be able to initiate calls or send messages.

Sources

  • BSI CERT-BundGovernment advisoryCVE-2026-86977

    Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, macOS Golden Gate, macOS Sequoia und Safari: Mehrere Schwachstellen

    wid.cert-bund.de
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-86977

    An authorization issue was addressed with improved network restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An app may be able to initiate calls or send messages.

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-86977

    30-day exploitation probability 0.14%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-86977

    An authorization issue was addressed with improved network restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An app may be able to initiate calls or send messages.

    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