CVE-2026-86879
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 14, 2026 at 08:47 PM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 08:34 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendoriPhone OSiPadOS
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 27.0
Affected range stops below 27, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 27.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
6.5MEDIUM134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-20
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