Live › vulnerability › CVE-2026-86971
Go to dashboardAn out-of-bounds write in Apple's image processing lets a maliciously crafted image terminate the app that opens it. The sources describe only an unexpected app termination, not code execution.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-26 21:55 UTC. All times on this page are UTC.
Apple devices running the unpatched versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, or visionOS are affected when they process a crafted image. The sources do not name the specific image format or app, so the exposed surface is unknown. Devices already on the fixed versions can skip this.
No product ranges from the sources yet.
26.7.2 or 27.226.7.2, macOS Sequoia to 15.8.2, and macOS Golden Gate to 27.227.2Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
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 27.2 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 image may lead to unexpected app termination.
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