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TI-2026-59399 Aliases CVE-2026-86888GHSA-g58r-mc68-49pg

Improper privilege management in Apple iOS and iPadOS

Priority LOW 15CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. A local app may be able to read a persistent account identifier.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00141 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 27macOS (Apple): 26.7, 27+3 more products

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AppleiOS and iPadOSbefore 2727Patch availableCNA
ApplemacOSbefore 26.7; before 2726.7, 27Patch availableCNA
AppletvOSbefore 2727Patch availableCNA
ApplevisionOSbefore 2727Patch availableCNA
ApplewatchOSbefore 2727Patch availableCNA
  • iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 27 Fixed in 27 Patch available CNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 26.7; before 27 Fixed in 26.7, 27 Patch available CNA
  • tvOS VendorApple Affected before 27 Fixed in 27 Patch available CNA
  • visionOS VendorApple Affected before 27 Fixed in 27 Patch available CNA
  • watchOS VendorApple Affected before 27 Fixed in 27 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 27.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 27.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 26.7VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 27.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 27.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 27.0VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 27.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 27.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 26.7 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 27.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 27.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 27.0 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 27
  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 26.7, 27
  • Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 27
  • Fix · CNA visionOS (Apple) Fixed in 27
  • Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in 27

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple visionOS 27

    92 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 8 MEDIUM, 84 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-46597 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
    • TI-2026-58158 Buffer overflow in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 50
    • TI-2026-58121 Double free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 50
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  • Release ·

    Apple watchOS 27

    78 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 8 MEDIUM, 70 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-46597 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
    • TI-2026-58158 Buffer overflow in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 50
    • TI-2026-58121 Double free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 50
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  • Release ·

    Apple tvOS 27

    75 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 7 MEDIUM, 68 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-46597 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
    • TI-2026-58158 Buffer overflow in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 50
    • TI-2026-58121 Double free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 50
    Show all 75 records →
  • Release ·

    Apple iOS and iPadOS 27

    45 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 43 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-58158 Buffer overflow in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 50
    • TI-2026-58171 Information disclosure in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2026-59406 Information disclosure in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 39
    Show all 45 records →
  • Release ·

    Apple macOS 26.7, 27

    7 records Highest priority Priority LOW 7 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-46593 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-58137 Buffer overflow in Apple macOSPriority LOW 37
    • TI-2026-31779 Information disclosure in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 29
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86888
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g58r-mc68-49pg

References

Advisory 6

  • TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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