CVE-2026-86975

Status: Awaiting AnalysisMedium (4.3)—

Severity4.3Medium · CVSS 3.1

Exploitation probability0.15 %higher than 4% of CVEs

Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog

Public exploitNot knownno public code found

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.

CVSS

Base score: 4.3
Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.15 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 4
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.

ExploitationT1203 Exploitation for Client Executionexecution90 %
Primary impactT1499 Endpoint Denial of Serviceimpact80 %

El vector CVSS indica UI:R (requiere que el usuario procese la imagen) y el texto describe una terminación inesperada del proceso al procesar una imagen manipulada, es decir, DoS.

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

Filter Network Traffic Application Isolation and Sandboxing Exploit Protection Update Software

Affected technologies (6)

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

Apple — IOS^AI Apple — Ipados^AI Apple — Macos^AI Apple — Tvos^AI Apple — Visionos^AI Apple — Watchos^AI

CWEs

CWE-125

References

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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