Apple macOS Macintosh Operating System
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Recent Apple macOS Security Advisories
| Advisory | Title | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 149521 | macOS Golden Gate 27.2 - Apple Security Content | October 26, 2026 |
| 149523 | macOS Sequoia 15.8.2 - Apple Security Content | October 26, 2026 |
| 149522 | macOS Tahoe 26.7.2 - Apple Security Content | October 26, 2026 |
| 149228 | macOS Tahoe 26.7.1 - Apple Security Content | September 28, 2026 |
| 149229 | macOS Sequoia 15.8.1 - Apple Security Content | September 28, 2026 |
| 149035 | macOS Golden Gate 27 - Apple Security Content | September 14, 2026 |
| 149042 | macOS Tahoe 26.7 - Apple Security Content | September 14, 2026 |
| 149043 | macOS Sequoia 15.8 - Apple Security Content | September 14, 2026 |
| 148281 | macOS Tahoe 26.6.2 - Apple Security Content | August 17, 2026 |
| 148170 | macOS Tahoe 26.6.1 - Apple Security Content | August 6, 2026 |
Known Exploited Apple macOS Vulnerabilities
The following Apple macOS vulnerabilities have been marked by CISA as Known to be Exploited by threat actors.
| Title | Description | Added |
|---|---|---|
| Apple macOS Improper Authentication Vulnerability |
Apple macOS contains an improper authentication vulnerability that could allow an attacker on the network to authenticate to Screen Sharing without valid credentials. CVE-2026-65400 |
August 18, 2026 |
| Apple macOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability |
Apple macOS contains a use-after-free vulnerability that could allow for privilege escalation. CVE-2019-8526 Exploit Probability: 0.7% |
April 17, 2023 |
| Apple macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability |
macOS Monterey contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could allow an application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. CVE-2022-22675 Exploit Probability: 12.5% |
April 4, 2022 |
| Apple macOS Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability |
macOS Monterey contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could allow an application to read kernel memory. CVE-2022-22674 Exploit Probability: 1.1% |
April 4, 2022 |
| Apple macOS Input Validation Error |
A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited. CVE-2021-30713 Exploit Probability: 7.0% |
November 3, 2021 |
| Apple macOS Policy Subsystem Gatekeeper Bypass |
A malicious application may bypass Gatekeeper checks. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited. CVE-2021-30657 Exploit Probability: 68.5% |
November 3, 2021 |
The vulnerability CVE-2021-30657: Apple macOS Policy Subsystem Gatekeeper Bypass is in the top 1% of the currently known exploitable vulnerabilities. The vulnerability CVE-2022-22675: Apple macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability is in the top 5% of the currently known exploitable vulnerabilities.
Apple macOS EOL Dates
Ensure that you are using a supported version of Apple macOS. Here are some end of life, and end of support dates for Apple macOS.
| Release | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | - |
Active
|
| 26 | - |
Active
|
| 15 | - |
Active
|
| 14 | September 14, 2026 |
EOL
Apple macOS 14 became EOL in 2026. |
| 13 | September 15, 2025 |
EOL
Apple macOS 13 became EOL in 2025. |
| 12 | September 16, 2024 |
EOL
Apple macOS 12 became EOL in 2024. |
| 11 | February 2, 2026 |
EOL
Apple macOS 11 became EOL in 2026. |
| 10.15 | February 2, 2026 |
EOL
Apple macOS 10.15 became EOL in 2026. |
| 10.14 | October 25, 2021 |
EOL
Apple macOS 10.14 became EOL in 2021. |
| 10.13 | December 1, 2020 |
EOL
Apple macOS 10.13 became EOL in 2020. |
| 10.12 | October 1, 2019 |
EOL
Apple macOS 10.12 became EOL in 2019. |
| 10.11 | December 1, 2018 |
EOL
Apple macOS 10.11 became EOL in 2018. |
| 10.9 | December 1, 2016 |
EOL
Apple macOS 10.9 became EOL in 2016. |
| 10.8 | August 13, 2015 |
EOL
Apple macOS 10.8 became EOL in 2015. |
| 10.7 | October 4, 2012 |
EOL
Apple macOS 10.7 became EOL in 2012. |
| 10.6 | July 25, 2011 |
EOL
Apple macOS 10.6 became EOL in 2011. |
| 10.5 | August 13, 2009 |
EOL
Apple macOS 10.5 became EOL in 2009. |
| 10.4 | November 14, 2007 |
EOL
Apple macOS 10.4 became EOL in 2007. |
| 10.3 | April 15, 2005 |
EOL
Apple macOS 10.3 became EOL in 2005. |
| 10.2 | October 3, 2003 |
EOL
Apple macOS 10.2 became EOL in 2003. |
By the Year
In 2026 there have been 833 vulnerabilities in Apple macOS with an average score of 6.6 out of ten. Last year, in 2025 macOS had 679 security vulnerabilities published. That is, 154 more vulnerabilities have already been reported in 2026 as compared to last year. However, the average CVE base score of the vulnerabilities in 2026 is greater by 0.01.
| Year | Vulnerabilities | Average Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 833 | 6.63 |
| 2025 | 679 | 6.62 |
| 2024 | 543 | 6.42 |
| 2023 | 427 | 6.73 |
| 2022 | 381 | 7.10 |
| 2021 | 500 | 6.99 |
| 2020 | 342 | 7.31 |
| 2019 | 305 | 7.62 |
| 2018 | 89 | 7.25 |
It may take a day or so for new macOS vulnerabilities to show up in the stats or in the list of recent security vulnerabilities. Additionally vulnerabilities may be tagged under a different product or component name.
Recent Apple macOS Security Vulnerabilities
Apple OS State Mgmt Auth Flaw iOS/iPadOS/macOS/visionOS 27.2
CVE-2026-86925
- October 26, 2026
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, visionOS 27.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
Apple OS ImageProc Buffer Overflow (Heap Corruption) fixed 26.7.2
CVE-2026-84627
- October 26, 2026
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, visionOS 27. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to heap corruption.
Privilege Elevation in macOS Golden Gate 27.2 via Logic Issue
CVE-2026-65327
8.4 - High
- October 26, 2026
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.
Protection Mechanism Failure
Apple iOS/iPadOS Audio Buffer Overflow (pre-27.2)
CVE-2026-86972
- October 26, 2026
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to memory corruption.
Apple OS null deref before v27 causing crash
CVE-2026-86964
- October 26, 2026
A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
macOS OOB Write (pre 27, 15.8.2, 26.7.2) - Arbitrary Exec
CVE-2026-86929
8.8 - High
- October 26, 2026
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Out-of-bounds Read
Apple iOS/macOS buffer overflow in file parser fixed in 27.2
CVE-2026-86991
- October 26, 2026
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, visionOS 27.2. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected process termination.
Apple OS 27.2 Access Control Bypass via Restricted System Interfaces
CVE-2026-86968
- October 26, 2026
An access issue was addressed with improved access control. This issue is fixed in iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, visionOS 27.2. A malicious app may be able to access restricted system interfaces or launder launch attribution.
Auth flaw in macOS state mgmt (pre-Golden Gate 27/Tahoe 26.7.2)
CVE-2026-43736
- October 26, 2026
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
Apple OS: UAF Causing Kernel Corruption Fixed 26.7.227.2
CVE-2026-65350
- October 26, 2026
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
macOS Golden Gate / Tahoe OOB Write may crash apps (CVE-2026-84539)
CVE-2026-84539
- October 26, 2026
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
macOS Gatekeeper ZIP Quarantine Bypass (before 27)
CVE-2026-84610
- October 26, 2026
A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. A maliciously crafted ZIP archive may bypass Gatekeeper checks.
macOS Protected Directory File Creation Vulnerability (fixed)
CVE-2026-86945
- October 26, 2026
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. A malicious app may be able to create files in protected directories.
Apple iOS/macOS Out-of-Bounds Write (v<26.7.2)
CVE-2026-86969
- October 26, 2026
An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
Apple Safari UAF Crash before 27.2
CVE-2026-86986
- October 26, 2026
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 27.2, iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, visionOS 27.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.
Apple macOS File Access Outside Sandbox in macOS 27/15.8.2/26.7.2
CVE-2026-84542
- October 26, 2026
An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to read files outside of its sandbox.
macOS Golden Gate <27.2: OOB Read Remote Attacker Can Crash Processes
CVE-2026-65384
- October 26, 2026
An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2. A remote attacker may cause an unexpected process termination.
Apple iOS/iPadOS Camera Access Exploit (before 18.7.11/26.7.2/27.2)
CVE-2026-86990
- October 26, 2026
An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.11 and iPadOS 18.7.11, iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, visionOS 27.2. A malicious app may be able to access the camera without user permission.
macOS Private Info Access via Root (fixed in 27) CVE-2026-65392
CVE-2026-65392
- October 26, 2026
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.
macOS Path Traversal Allows App to Delete Unprivileged Files
CVE-2026-86877
- October 26, 2026
A path traversal issue was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. A malicious app may be able to delete files for which it does not have privileges.
Apple WebKit OOB Read in Safari/OS 2627 Causes Crashes
CVE-2026-86973
- October 26, 2026
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Safari 27.2, iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
OOB Write in Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS Image Proc (Fixed 27/26.7.2)
CVE-2026-64750
- October 26, 2026
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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. Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in memory corruption.
Apple OS Sensitive Data Exposure 27.2
CVE-2026-86978
- October 26, 2026
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, tvOS 27.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
macOS App Sandbox AUF Priv Esc Before 15.9
CVE-2026-84545
- October 26, 2026
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app with App Sandbox restrictions may be able to escape the sandbox and execute code with root privileges.
macOS Golden Gate 27.2 Root Privilege Data Access Vulnerability
CVE-2026-86939
- October 26, 2026
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An attacker with root privileges may be able to access protected user data.
Apple OS OOB Read (<26.7.2) Fixed in 26.7.2/27
CVE-2026-86942
- October 26, 2026
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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 cause a denial-of-service.
Apple OS Kernel OOB Write (iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2)
CVE-2026-84494
- October 26, 2026
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, visionOS 27.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
macOS Logging System Redaction Flaw (v<27, Sequoia<15.8.2, Tahoe<26.7.2)
CVE-2026-84528
- October 26, 2026
A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
Apple OS Image Decoding OOB Read fixed in iOS 27
CVE-2026-86954
- October 26, 2026
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to unexpected app termination.
macOS OOB Write: Fixed in Golden Gate 27.2, Sequoia 15.8.2, Tahoe 26.7.2
CVE-2026-84590
- October 26, 2026
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination or heap corruption.
macOS Info Disclosure (Golden Gate 27) via Privacy Bug
CVE-2026-86923
- October 26, 2026
An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved privacy controls. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
Type confusion memory corruption in Safari <=27.1
CVE-2026-86974
- October 26, 2026
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 27.2, iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, visionOS 27.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption.
macOS Kernel Memory Disclosure via Memory Handling (Fixed 27, 15.8.2, 26.7.2)
CVE-2026-84498
- October 26, 2026
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.
macOS Gatekeeper bypass fixed in macOS 27 / 15.8.2 / 26.7.2
CVE-2026-64789
- October 26, 2026
This issue was addressed with improved validation of file attributes. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. A malicious application may bypass Gatekeeper checks.
macOS Sequoia 15.8.2 Pointer Auth Bypass via Memory Write
CVE-2026-86958
- October 26, 2026
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An attacker with memory write capability may be able to bypass pointer authentication codes and run arbitrary code.
Apple OS: UseAfterFree Crash/Kernel Write (iOS 26.7.2, macOS 27.2, ...)
CVE-2026-84495
- October 26, 2026
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
macOS Golden Gate 27.2 Memory Handling Denial of Service
CVE-2026-86943
- October 26, 2026
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
macOS OOB Write in Disk Image Mounting (Fixed in 27.2/26.7.2)
CVE-2026-84496
6.5 - Medium
- October 26, 2026
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. Mounting a maliciously crafted disk image may cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
Memory Corruption
Apple iOS/macOS Auth Bypass (State Management) Fixed 27.2
CVE-2026-65397
- October 26, 2026
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, visionOS 27.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
macOS Gatekeeper bypass logic flaw before 27.2/15.8.2/26.7.2
CVE-2026-86937
- October 26, 2026
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks.
Authz flaw in Apple iOS 26.7.2/27 via state mgmt
CVE-2026-86920
- October 26, 2026
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. 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 access sensitive user data.
iOS/macOS Sandbox Breakout in pre-26.7.2
CVE-2026-65363
- October 26, 2026
The issue was addressed with improved checks. 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. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
macOS Root Escalation via Logic Issue Fixes GA 27.2, Sequoia 15.8.2, Tahoe 26.7.2
CVE-2026-86936
- October 26, 2026
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
Apple OS Kernel Race Condition Causing System Termination
CVE-2026-84634
- October 26, 2026
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
macOS Gatekeeper Quarantine Bypass (CVE-2026-86941) Fixed in 27.2, 15.8.2, 26.7.2
CVE-2026-86941
- October 26, 2026
A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks.
Apple iOS UAF CVE-2026-86916 Fixed in 26.7/27
CVE-2026-86916
7.8 - High
- October 26, 2026
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Dangling pointer
macOS Golden Gate 27 Path Traversal Allowing Sandbox Escape
CVE-2026-84633
- October 26, 2026
A path traversal issue was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
macOS Memory Management Privacy Leak (pre-27/15.8.2/26.7.2)
CVE-2026-86931
- October 26, 2026
A privacy issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
Apple iOS/macOS Symlink Escalation: Modify Protected FS (<=26.7.2)
CVE-2026-86966
- October 26, 2026
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.
Apple OS Shared Font Engine OOB Read pre-26.7.2 (CVE-2026-86970)
CVE-2026-86970
- October 26, 2026
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2. Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory.
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