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CVE-2026-86978: Apple iOS and iPadOS · An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 27.2 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 21:12 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 tvOS to 27.2.

Affected software

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

AI-suggested

Update affected devices to iOS 27.2 or iPadOS 27.2 or later, where the vulnerability has been fixed. No additional mitigation steps are required once the update is applied.

Description

A vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS prior to version 27.2 could allow an app to access sensitive user data. This issue has been addressed with improved checks and fixed in iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2.

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