{"id":"CVE-2026-86924","title":"A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation","summary":"A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Tahoe 26.7. Connecting a malicious accessory may cause unexpected …","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-20"],"vendor":"apple","product":"ipados","affected":["ipados < 26.7","iphone_os < 26.7","macos >= 26.0, < 26.7"],"patched":["ipados 26.7","iphone_os 26.7","macos 26.7"],"published":"2026-09-14","updated":"2026-09-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-18T13:04:43.600","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86924","references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034","label":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035","label":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149041","label":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042","label":"product-security@apple.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00118,"epssPercentile":0.01934,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-16T17:33:06.194482Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T21:15:17.488Z","slug":"CVE-2026-86924","body":"## Overview\n\nA memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Tahoe 26.7. Connecting a malicious accessory may cause unexpected system termination.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `ipados < 26.7`\n- `iphone_os < 26.7`\n- `macos >= 26.0, < 26.7`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `ipados 26.7`\n- `iphone_os 26.7`\n- `macos 26.7`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":205664,"id":"CVE-2026-86924","ts":1789581741678,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":205663,"id":"CVE-2026-86924","ts":1789581741678,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}