CVE-2026-86966: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27…

PriorityP426high7.8

EPSS

0.23%

13.4th percentile

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, visionOS 27. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
apple	ios_and_ipados	< 26.7.2	26.7.2
apple	ios_and_ipados	< 27	27
apple	macos	< 15.8.2	15.8.2
apple	macos	< 26.7.2	26.7.2
apple	macos	< 27	27
apple	visionos	< 27	27

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