Stack overflow in Apple iOS, macOS and visionOS allows code execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Apple iOS and iPadOS before 26.7 and before 27, macOS before 15.8, before 26.7 and before 27, and visionOS before 27 are affected. A stack-based buffer overflow (CWE-121) exists, which Apple addressed with improved input validation. An attacker with a paired Bluetooth device may be able to execute arbitrary code.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
A stack overflow 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 Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, visionOS 27. An attacker with a paired Bluetooth device may be able to execute arbitrary code.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Update iOS and iPadOS to 26.7 or 27, macOS to 15.8, 26.7 or 27, and visionOS to 27.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 26.7, 27
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.8, 26.7, 27
- Fix · CNA visionOS (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 macOS 15.8, 26.7, 27
15 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 12 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-76675 Authentication issue in Apple macOS lets attackers impersonate usersPriority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2026-76672 Improper checks in Apple macOS lead to unexpected software executionPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2026-76698 Out-of-bounds read in Apple operating systems can crash the systemPriority LOW 29
- Release ·
Apple visionOS 27
14 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 12 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-76687 Type confusion in Apple Safari and iOS allows code executionPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-76698 Out-of-bounds read in Apple operating systems can crash the systemPriority LOW 29
- TI-2026-76674 Out-of-bounds write in Apple operating systems can crash devicesPriority LOW 29
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- Release ·
Apple iOS and iPadOS 26.7, 27
8 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-76698 Out-of-bounds read in Apple operating systems can crash the systemPriority LOW 29
- TI-2026-76674 Out-of-bounds write in Apple operating systems can crash devicesPriority LOW 29
- TI-2026-76686 Apple iOS and macOS permissions flaw lets attackers overwrite filesPriority LOW 27
Timeline
- 2026-10-20 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86919
- 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-20 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-20 Alias added: GHSA-h5xf-8gvq-cm89
- 2026-10-21 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-22 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
More Apple vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-46583 Improper authentication in Apple macOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-86919 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-86919 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h5xf-8gvq-cm89 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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