CVE-2026-86886: Use After Free

Published Sep 14, 2026
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Updated

A path traversal issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to modify protected system files.

Other sources

Accelerate Framework. An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

Accessibility. A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of user preferences.

— Apple

Accessibility. This issue was addressed with improved data protection.

— Apple

Accounts. An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.

— Apple

APFS. An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

Credit

Peter Malone, Stuart Wallace(Totally Not Malicious Software), Ilya Andr (andrd3v)(Totally Not Malicious Software), Rosyna Keller(Totally Not Malicious Software), CJ Vana, David Strnadel, Daniel Febrero, Asaf Cohen, Gongyu Ma@@Mezone0, Jian Lee@@speedyfriend433, Cem Onat Karagun, an anonymous researcher, Zhongcheng Li (CK01), Prashan Samarathunge, Franco Belman at Blackwing Intelligence, Mustafa Calap@@ordinal0, dbg.re), Meta Red Team X - Nik Tsytsarkin, Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team), Calif.io in collaboration with Claude, Anthropic Research, Ruslan Dautov, CVE-2026-65414, Stanislav Jelezoglo, Heiner Gerdes, Rishabh Jain (rjcyber)(cyberplanet), Pasquale Scola, Dawuge(Shuffle Team), Chris Bailey - Short Circuit, Stuart Wallace, Pavan Nallamothu, ret2happy, Meta Product Security, stratan@@5tratan, Rahul Raj, N.M.Praveen Nawarathne@@zblockrat, James Gill @infosec.exchange)@@jjtech, Nik Tsytsarkin, Bruce Dang(Calif), Tommy DeVoss@@thedawgyg(Braze Security Team), Jiyong Yang, Vishal Patidar, Roman Zabicki, Justin O'Leary, Geonha Lee@@leegn4a, f00l@@PPPF00L, 3ndy1@@_3ndy1, Minghao Lin@@Y1nkoc, 云散花折, Arjanit Isufi, Mihalis Haatainen, Ashish Kunwar, Ari Hawking, 이재영, hxr1, Seiji Sakurai@@HeapSmasher, genter0(Calif), Svetoslav Stolarov & Aisa Fox(Calif), Josh Maine(Calif), Dun, Billy Jheng Bing Jhong(STAR Labs SG Pte), Pan Zhenpeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Ryan Hileman via Xint Code (xint.io), Drinor Selmanaj (Sentry), Surya Narayan Kushwaha, Bhaswanth Chigurupati, Tristan Madani@@TristanInSec(Talence Security), Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Hiroki Imai (LAC Co., Ltd.), R4mbb(KRsecurity), Vladislav Shevchenko (Positive Technologies), Fábio Luís@@scanpt(STAR Labs SG Pte), Richard Zana(STAR Labs SG Pte), Ashish Kunwar(Positive Technologies), Mikhail Lozhnikov(Positive Technologies), Bhaswanth Chigurupati(STAR Labs SG Pte), Kitten Food, Myeonghun Pak, Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon, Alan Banderas@@creeper4004, Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Sindre Sorhus(IES Red Team), Hoffcona(IES Red Team), Issa Sancho, Ilya Andr (andrd3v)(Positive Technologies), Dhiyanesh Selvaraj@@redroot97, Narendra Singh@@_3P1C, John Lussier, Filip Olszak, Owen Pawling@@owenpawling, Gongyu Ma (twitter@@Mezone0, YingMuo@@YingMuo(DEVCORE Research Team), Sindre Sorhus, Constantin Clerc(Calif), Shad J(Calif), huami1314@@huamidev(Calif), Huy Nguyen@@34306(Calif), Zeyang Li&Yuxiang Wang(Chongqing Telecom), Souta Sugiyama, Henock Habte, Viggo Lekdorf, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), 杉山 壮太, Shubham Chaskar, Dung Do@@_piers2(Calif), Mohit Negi, Myungyong Lee, Kwak Kiyong@@Pwnkai23, Song Nuri, Dem0ns (@天府简易信工作室), Abdelhak Kherroubi, Jasminder Pal Singh, Lehan Dilusha Jayasingha (Sri Lanka), tamdao, Richard Zana, Alexandre Borges, Ilya Andr (andrd3v), Tuan D. Hoang, Hazem Issa, Yongdae Kim @ KAIST SysSec Lab, Yongdae Kim @ SysSec, KAIST, Sindre Sorhus(Positive Technologies), Siyeong kim, AL Najafi, flower xu, Adriatik Raci, PETOWORKS의 Bugeun Choi@@Bugeun, Daisuke Hatakeyama, Ryohei Ueki Research)@@SYZD, Hyunwoo Kim@@v4bel, Junyeong Lee (jylab.github.io), Merrick Hare, Aditya Kumar, John Nzyuko Uvyu, Geoffrey Lovelace, Luke Symons, Mateusz Jurczyk(Google Project Zero), Varik Matevosyan, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Iru), Bernhard Jackiewicz, Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), Morris Richman@@morrisinlife, Tristan Brennan, Matthew Zamat, Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Drin Raci(sentry), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Hongsik Kim (mnur), Bálint Magyar (balintmagyar.com), Meshaal@@unrealmesh, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Safran Mumbai India), Abodi Dawoud, Armend Gashi, Ujjwal Reddy Kalvolu Sreenivasa Reddy, Johan Wahyudi, Lehan Dilusha Jayasingha, Jérôme Djouder, Seung Je Seong(Positive Technologies), Jakob Pammer, Bedran Karakoc(Ruhr University Bochum), Tobias Funke(Ruhr University Bochum), Jacopo Clark(Ruhr University Bochum), Katharina Kohls(Ruhr University Bochum), Tomi Garcia (archyxsec), Niels Hofmans, OGINOME Tomohito, Yusuf Kelany, Arni Hardarson (Neonix Security)(Appknox), Vinay Kumar Rasala (Xplo8E)(Appknox), 진규정 (Gyujeong Jin, @@G1uN4sh, Gandalf4a(PKU), Anton Pakhunov, Meta Red Team X, Lyutoon, genter0, 이재영(Positive Technologies), Jakob Pammer(Positive Technologies), huami1314@@huamidev, Milad Nasr, Nicholas Carlini with Claude, Anthropic

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
Apple WatchOS<27
27
Apple iOS<27
27
Apple iPadOS<27
27
Apple iOS<26.7
26.7
Apple iPadOS<26.7
26.7
Apple iPadOS<26.7
Apple iPhone OS<26.7
Apple WatchOS<27.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 27
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26.7
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in watchOS 27
  6. Remove

    Remove vulnerable code (component not specified) from your environment.

    This issue is addressed by removing the vulnerable code; ensure the installed update includes the change that removes the vulnerable code.

  7. Compensating control

    If affected, apply the OS update that fixes the issue; otherwise mitigate by restricting access to protected system files (the material notes: “An app may be able to modify protected system files”).

Event History

Sep 14, 2026
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:48 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:48 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:17 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which devices should be prioritized for updates?

Prioritize iPhone and iPad devices that have not been updated to iOS 26.7, iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27, or iPadOS 27, as applicable. Apple also lists watchOS 27 as containing the fix.

2

What level of access is associated with the reported impact?

The reported impact is that an app may be able to modify protected system files. The provided information does not state whether installation of a malicious app, user interaction, or other preconditions are required.

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