CVE-2026-86961 Apple iOS & iPadOS & macOS - Privilege Escalation

Apple iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS Golden Gate 27 contain a race condition caused by insufficient validation, letting malicious apps break out of their sandbox, exploit requires malicious app execution.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
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Details

Type
Privilege Escalation
Impact
Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
20 October 2026
Updated
20 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-362

Vendor fix

Update to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS Golden Gate 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

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