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CVE-2026-86968: An access issue was addressed with improved access control

Source GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-86968· High

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 27.2 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 22:42 UTC

Severity
High

Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Patch
Available – fixed in 27.2

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade iOS and iPadOS and macOS and visionOS to 27.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
AppleiOS and iPadOSAffected
  • <27.2
Fixed in
  • 27.2
ApplemacOSAffected
  • <27.2
Fixed in
  • 27.2
ApplevisionOSAffected
  • <27.2
Fixed in
  • 27.2

AI-suggested

This issue is fixed in iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, and visionOS 27.2. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability.

Description

An access control issue in Apple operating systems was fixed in versions 27.2 of iOS, iPadOS, macOS Golden Gate, and visionOS. The vulnerability could allow a malicious app to access restricted system interfaces or manipulate launch attribution.

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