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TI-2026-76700 Aliases CVE-2026-86961GHSA-qhj5-j72v-q72x

Race condition in Apple iOS, iPadOS and macOS lets apps escape sandbox

Priority LOW 35CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Apple iOS and iPadOS before 27 and macOS before 27 are affected. A race condition (CWE-362) lets a malicious local app with low privileges break out of its sandbox.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

Description from the CNA

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00103 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 27macOS (Apple): 27

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AppleiOS and iPadOSbefore 2727Patch availableCNA
ApplemacOSbefore 2727Patch availableCNA
  • iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 27 Fixed in 27 Patch available CNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 27 Fixed in 27 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

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 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 27.0 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Update Apple iOS and iPadOS to 27 and macOS to 27, which fix this issue.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

  • Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 27
  • Fix · CNA macOS (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 27

    16 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 15 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-76687 Type confusion in Apple Safari and iOS allows code executionPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2026-76654 Apple macOS may launch maliciously modified appsPriority LOW 38
    • TI-2026-76686 Apple iOS and macOS permissions flaw lets attackers overwrite filesPriority LOW 27
    Show all 16 records →
  • Release ·

    Apple iOS and iPadOS 27

    11 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 10 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-76687 Type confusion in Apple Safari and iOS allows code executionPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2026-76705 Incorrect authorization in Apple iOS and iPadOS may let apps place callsPriority LOW 38
    • TI-2026-76704 Authorization flaw in Apple iOS, iPadOS and macOS exposes sensitive dataPriority LOW 24
    Show all 11 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-20 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86961
  2. 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  3. 2026-10-20 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  5. 2026-10-20 Alias added: GHSA-qhj5-j72v-q72x
  6. 2026-10-21 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 2

  • 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
See all 2382 →

Sources

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