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CVE-2026-86987: Apple iOS and iPadOS · A remote attacker 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, 21:13 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 Apple iOS and iPadOS to 27.2.

Affected software

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

AI-suggested

The vulnerability is fixed in iOS and iPadOS 27.2. Users and administrators should update to version 27.2 or later to remediate this issue.

Description

CVE-2026-86987 is an authorization vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could allow a remote attacker to access sensitive user data. The issue was addressed by improving entitlement checks and is fixed in iOS and iPadOS version 27.2.

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