CVE-2026-86869: Apple iPadOS

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, macOS Golden Gate 27. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to unexpected app termination.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 26.7 (fixed in 26.7)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 26.7 (fixed in 26.7)
• Apple macOS: before 27.0 (fixed in 27.0)

Published 2026-09-14. Last modified 2026-09-18.