Safari Type Confusion Vulnerability Arbitrary Code Execution
CVE-2026-86922 Published on October 20, 2026

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 27, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-86922 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Exploitation:
NONE
Automatable:
NO
Technical Impact:
TOTAL
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is an Object Type Confusion Vulnerability?

The program allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.

CVE-2026-86922 has been classified to as an Object Type Confusion vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-86922

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Apple Safari
Apple Ios And Ipados
Apple macOS
Apple visionOS

Affected Versions

Apple Safari: Apple iOS and iPadOS: Apple macOS: Apple visionOS: