APPLE IPADOS · CVE-2026-86870 · Vendor
FIX → 26.7 · 27.0
This is one entry in Apple's watchOS 27 security notes, which list many fixed flaws across system components. The excerpt does not describe CVE-2026-86870 itself, so its impact is unknown.
first public Sep 14, 2026 · 2 sources
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Apple Watch Series 9 and later running watchOS prior to 27. The excerpt does not say which component CVE-2026-86870 affects, so whether a given watch is exposed to this specific flaw is unknown. Devices already on watchOS 27 include the fixes listed in the advisory.
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About the security content of watchOS 27 - Apple Support
This document describes the security content of watchOS 27.
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Released September 14, 2026
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to unexpected process termination
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-86882: Peter Malone
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to unexpected app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-86918: Arni Hardarson (Neonix Security)
Entry added October 19, 2026
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved data protection.
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CVE-2026-43664: Stuart Wallace, Ilya Andr (andrd3v), Rosyna Keller of Totally Not Malicious Software, CJ Vana, David Strnadel, Daniel Febrero, Asaf Cohen, Gongyu Ma (@Mezone0), Jian Lee (@speedyfriend433)
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-84523: Cem Onat Karagun, an anonymous researcher
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: A local app may be able to read a persistent account identifier
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2026-86888: Zhongcheng Li (CK01)
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.
CVE-2026-84582: Zhongcheng Li (CK01)
Entry added October 19, 2026
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information
Description: An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-84586: Prashan Samarathunge, Zhongcheng Li (CK01)
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2026-65407: Franco Belman at Blackwing Intelligence
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: An app may be able to leak sensitive user information
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-65339: Mustafa Calap (@ordinal0, dbg.re), Meta Red Team X - Nik Tsytsarkin
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: A local app may be able to read a persistent account identifier
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2026-84583: Zhongcheng Li from IES Red Team
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-65410: Calif.io in collaboration with Claude and Anthropic Research
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-84616: Peter Malone
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: A sandboxed app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-84607: Ruslan Dautov
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: An app may gain unauthorized access to Bluetooth
Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-84560: an anonymous researcher
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: An attacker in radio range may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-84613: jioundai
Entry added October 19, 2026
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: A local app may be able to read a persistent account identifier
Description: An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-86895: Stanislav Jelezoglo
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: An app may be able to read device name
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2026-86893: Heiner Gerdes
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: An archive may be able to bypass Gatekeeper
Description: A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks.
CVE-2026-65399: Rishabh Jain (rjcyber) of cyberplanet, Pasquale Scola, an anonymous researcher
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: An app may be able to access Bluetooth device information
Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-86891: Dawuge of Shuffle Team
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted Bluetooth packet may result in disclosure of process memory
CVE-2026-112608: Duc Anh Nguyen & Ta Duc Thien
Entry added October 26, 2026
Impact: A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-86876: Chris Bailey - Short Circuit
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2026-86913: Meta Product Security
Entry added October 19, 2026
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: An app may be able to access motion data from headphones without user consent
CVE-2026-43737: Stuart Wallace
Impact: Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service
CVE-2026-65412: Pavan Nallamothu
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-84596: ret2happy, Meta Product Security
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-84575: Mustafa Calap (@ordinal0, dbg.re)
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to unexpected app termination
Description: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-84571: stratan (@5tratan), Peter Malone
Available for: Apple Watch Series 9 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted asset catalog may lead to unexpected process termina
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