CVE-2026-86961

Status: Awaiting AnalysisHigh (7.8)—

Severity7.8High · CVSS 3.1

Exploitation probability0.14 %higher than 3% of CVEs

Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog

Public exploitNot knownno public code found

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

CVSS

Base score: 7.8
Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.14 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 3
Score date: 10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation90 %

Vector CVSS AV:L/UI:N/PR:L: acceso local sin interacción del usuario. La descripción indica que una app maliciosa puede escapar de su sandbox, sin detallar qué obtiene el atacante después.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Threat Intelligence Program Execution Prevention Application Isolation and Sandboxing Exploit Protection Update Software

Affected technologies (3)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Apple — Ipados^AI Apple — Iphone OS^AI Apple — Macos^AI

CWEs

CWE-362

References

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