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title: "CVE-2026-86922: Apple Safari - Remote Code Execution"
description: "Apple Safari, iOS, iPadOS, macOS Golden Gate, and visionOS 27 contain a type confusion vulnerability caused by improper state management, letting attackers execute arbitrary code via malicious web content, exploit requires user interaction."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-86922/
---

# CVE-2026-86922 Apple Safari - Remote Code Execution

Apple Safari, iOS, iPadOS, macOS Golden Gate, and visionOS 27 contain a type confusion vulnerability caused by improper state management, letting attackers execute arbitrary code via malicious web content, exploit requires user interaction.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86922)

## Details

Type

Remote Code Execution

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

20 October 2026

Updated

20 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-843](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/843.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to Safari 27, iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86922](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86922)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149039](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149039)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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