Live › vulnerability › CVE-2026-86970
Go to dashboardA out-of-bounds read in Apple's font processing lets a maliciously crafted font trigger the disclosure of process memory. An attacker who gets a user to process such a font can read memory from the affected process.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-26 21:55 UTC. All times on this page are UTC.
Apple devices running OS versions earlier than the fixed releases are affected. The sources do not say which apps or font paths reach the flaw, so any device that parses fonts from untrusted sources should be treated as exposed until patched. Devices already on the fixed versions are not affected.
No product ranges from the sources yet.
iOS 26.7.2, iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2iOS 26.7.2 / iPadOS 26.7.2 or iOS 27.2 / iPadOS 27.2macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, or macOS Golden Gate 27.2tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, and watchOS 27.2 on those devicesEach row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
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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