Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-86987 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-86987 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-86987?
- Informational severity, published 26 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Apple Ios prior to 27.2; Apple iPadOS prior to 27.2.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-86987?
- Yes: fixed in iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-86987 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-86987?
- Check whether you run Apple Ios or Apple iPadOS 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.
How to fix
- Fixed in: iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2
Technical details
An authorization issue in Apple Intelligence resulted from insufficient entitlement checks. A remote attacker could exploit this to access sensitive user data. The fix involves improved entitlement checks, and no specific attack preconditions beyond network access are documented.
Affected products
- Apple iOS prior to 27.2
- Apple iPadOS prior to 27.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-26: disclosed
- 2026-10-26: patched