CVE-2026-86870
published 2026-09-14CVE-2026-86870: A heap buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate…
PriorityP431medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.45%
38.2th percentile
A heap buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination.
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | ios_and_ipados | < 26.7 | 26.7 |
| apple | ios_and_ipados | < 27 | 27 |
| apple | ipados | < 26.7 | 26.7 |
| apple | iphone_os | < 26.7 | 26.7 |
| apple | macos | < 27 | 27 |
| apple | macos | < 27.0 | 27.0 |
| apple | visionos | < 27 | 27 |
| apple | visionos | < 27.0 | 27.0 |
| apple | watchos | < 27 | 27 |
| apple | watchos | < 27.0 | 27.0 |
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VulDB
Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS/visionOS/watchOS prior 26.7/27/Golden Gate 27 heap-based overflow
vuldb·2026-09-15
CVE-2026-86870 Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS/visionOS/watchOS prior 26.7/27/Golden Gate 27 heap-based overflow
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS and watchOS and classified as very critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in heap-based buffer overflow.
This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-86870. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.
It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
GHSA
A heap buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-09-14
CVE-2026-86870 A heap buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.
A heap buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2026-09-14
Published