Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-86892 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-86892 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-86892?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 14 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Apple iPadOS before 26.7 and before 27; Apple Visionos before 27.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-86892?
- A patch was published on 2026-09-14: Fixed in iOS 26.7, iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and visionOS 27 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-86892 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-86892?
- Check whether you run Apple iPadOS, Apple Iphone Os or Apple Visionos at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability is a logic flaw in entitlement validation checks across Apple's operating systems. An unprivileged app can bypass or exploit missing entitlement controls to cause a denial-of-service condition—specifically unexpected process or system termination. The attack requires only the ability to install and run an app locally (no network or special privileges needed). Apple addressed this issue by implementing additional entitlement checks in iOS 26.7, iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and visionOS 27. The vulnerability was patched in September 2026.
Affected products
- Apple iOS before 26.7 and before 27
- Apple iPadOS before 26.7 and before 27
- Apple visionOS before 27
Timeline
- 2026-09-14: patched: Fixed in iOS 26.7, iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and visionOS 27
- 2026-09-14: disclosed: Published on Apple Security Release page