VulnerabilityPublished 26 Oct 2026

CVE-2026-86990: An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions

Source GCVE Database

Authoritative record:CVE-2026-86990· High

Not known to be exploited · fixed in 27.2 : patch iOS and iPadOS soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 22:29 UTC

Severity

High

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

Patch: Available – fixed in 27.2, 26.7.2, 18.7.11

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

ghsa-7c2x-hq8c-9v32

What to do

Upgrade iOS and iPadOS to 27.2, 26.7.2 or 18.7.11; macOS to 27.2 or 26.7.2; visionOS to 27.2.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
AppleiOS and iPadOS	Affected <27.2	Fixed in 27.2
AppleiOS and iPadOS	Affected <26.7.2	Fixed in 26.7.2
AppleiOS and iPadOS	Affected <18.7.11	Fixed in 18.7.11
ApplemacOS	Affected <27.2	Fixed in 27.2
ApplemacOS	Affected <26.7.2	Fixed in 26.7.2
ApplevisionOS	Affected <27.2	Fixed in 27.2

AI-suggested

The vulnerability is fixed in the specified versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS Golden Gate, macOS Tahoe, and visionOS. Users and administrators should update to these fixed versions to remediate the issue.

Description

A vulnerability was addressed by improving access restrictions to prevent unauthorized camera access by malicious apps. The issue is fixed in multiple Apple operating system versions including iOS, iPadOS, macOS Golden Gate, macOS Tahoe, and visionOS. A malicious app could previously access the camera without user permission.

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