High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 26, 2026

CVE-2026-86916

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS Golden Gatellm-fuzzy
Range: before 27
Apple Inc./macOS Sequoiallm-fuzzy
Range: before 15.8
Apple Inc./macOS Tahoellm-fuzzy
Range: before 26.7.2
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: before 26.7, before 27

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.apple.com/en-us/149034nvd
support.apple.com/en-us/149035nvd
support.apple.com/en-us/149041nvd
support.apple.com/en-us/149043nvd
support.apple.com/en-us/149522nvd

News mentions

Apple Patches for October 2026, (Mon, Oct 26th)
SANS Internet Storm Center · Oct 26, 2026

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