Description
A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Denial-of-Service Vulnerability in iOS and iPadOS Due to Improper Input Validation
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-730
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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 06:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple ios And Ipados

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

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Description A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
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Apple Ios And Ipados
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T10:13:00.686Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T16:43:41.882Z

Link: CVE-2026-86963

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T10:12:53.079Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-20T01:17:29.060

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

Link: CVE-2026-86963

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T11:45:14Z

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