CVE-2026-86888: Apple iPadOS

Low severity, CVSS 3.3. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. A local app may be able to read a persistent account identifier.

Affected products

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

Published 2026-09-14. Last modified 2026-09-21.