Skip to main content
VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2026-86895: Apple iOS and iPadOS · Information Exposure

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

0
Compare

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 27 soon.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:15 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.17.5
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 27
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade iOS and iPadOS and tvOS and visionOS and watchOS to 27.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
AppleiOS and iPadOSAffected
  • <27
Fixed in
  • 27
AppletvOSAffected
  • <27
Fixed in
  • 27
ApplevisionOSAffected
  • <27
Fixed in
  • 27
ApplewatchOSAffected
  • <27
Fixed in
  • 27

AI-suggested

This vulnerability is fixed in Apple operating system versions 27 and later. Users and administrators should update affected devices to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, or watchOS 27 to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are required once the update is applied.

Description

CVE-2026-86895 is an information disclosure vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where a local app may read a persistent account identifier. The issue was addressed by improved state management and fixed in version 27 of iOS, iPadOS, and related Apple operating systems.

References

Community reviews

Loading reviews…