Description
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An attacker in physical proximity may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

History

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Apple OS Physical Proximity Denial-of-Service via Out-Of-Bounds Write
Weaknesses CWE-119

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Apple OS Physical Proximity Denial-of-Service via Out-Of-Bounds Write
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-787
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Apple tvos
Apple visionos
Apple watchos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Apple tvos
Apple visionos
Apple watchos

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An attacker in physical proximity may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T10:25:22.084Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T16:43:41.881Z

Link: CVE-2026-86953

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T10:25:14.852Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-20T01:17:28.467

Modified: 2026-10-20T15:03:59.857

Link: CVE-2026-86953

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T16:45:14Z

Weaknesses