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.
Published: 2026-10-26
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Apple iOS and macOS Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability Enabling Arbitrary Code Execution
First Time appeared Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-416
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
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Apple Ios And Ipados Macos
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-27T03:56:08.138Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T16:43:41.876Z

Link: CVE-2026-86916

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-26T20:48:59.245Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-26T21:20:28.087

Modified: 2026-10-27T04:17:57.977

Link: CVE-2026-86916

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-27T02:30:03Z

Weaknesses