CVE-2026-86963
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
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.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.9
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-20 01:17:29.060000
Last modified
2026-11-05 20:16:44.867000
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