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AppleCVE-2026-86879

Apple iOS and iPadOS: denial of service

Medium6.5CVE-2026-86879 · Published Sep 14, 2026 · updated Sep 15, 2026

A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Apple advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
iOS and iPadOS
Product
< 2727
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity from
CISA (its enrichment of the CVE record)
Weakness
CWE-20

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