---
id: "CVE-2026-86975"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-86975"]
title: "Apple: crafted image crashes apps on iOS, macOS and other platforms"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 4.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple-devices", "ios", "ipados", "macos", "other", "tvos", "visionos", "watchos"]
not_affected_if: ["fixed-version-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-20T01:17:29+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T04:39:26+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86975", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00"}]
---

# Apple: crafted image crashes apps on iOS, macOS and other platforms

An out-of-bounds read in image processing lets a maliciously crafted image terminate the process that opens it. The advisory describes a crash, not code execution or data theft.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Fix

- Update to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27 or watchOS 27 when released

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86975

## From the sources

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to unexpected process termination.

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