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CVE-2026-86989: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management

Source GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-86989

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 27.2 or 26.7.2 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 22:29 UTC

Severity
Medium

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

Patch
Available – fixed in 27.2, 26.7.2

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 to 27.2 or 26.7.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
AppleiOS and iPadOSAffected
  • <27.2
Fixed in
  • 27.2
AppleiOS and iPadOSAffected
  • <26.7.2
Fixed in
  • 26.7.2

AI-suggested

Update affected devices to iOS 26.7.2, iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2, or iPadOS 27.2 to apply the official fix. No other mitigation steps are indicated.

Description

An authorization issue in Apple iOS and iPadOS was addressed by improving state management. The vulnerability could allow an app to fingerprint the user. The issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2, iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2, and iPadOS 27.2.

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