# CVE-2026-86913: CVE-2026-86913

Status: published. Published: 2026-10-20. Updated: 2026-11-09.

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. 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, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- apple / ipados: < 26.7 (affected, custom). Source: NVD
- apple / iphone_os: < 26.7 (affected, custom). Source: NVD
- apple / macos: ≥ 15.0; < 15.8 (affected, custom). Source: NVD
- apple / macos: ≥ 26.0; < 26.7 (affected, custom). Source: NVD
- apple / tvos: < 27.0 (affected, custom). Source: NVD
- apple / visionos: < 27.0 (affected, custom). Source: NVD
- apple / watchos: < 27.0 (affected, custom). Source: NVD

## NVD configuration conditions

Affected CPE matches depend on the following AND/OR and negation conditions:

```json
[
  {
    "negate": false,
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "26.7",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "26.7",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "15.8",
            "versionStartIncluding": "15.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "26.7",
            "versionStartIncluding": "26.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "27.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "27.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "27.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "OR"
  }
]
```

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 5.4 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L; source: NVD: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source NVD SSVC: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

- Weaknesses: CWE-416

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034 (product-security@apple.com; Vendor Advisory)

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035 (product-security@apple.com; Vendor Advisory)

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149036 (product-security@apple.com; Vendor Advisory)

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149037 (product-security@apple.com; Vendor Advisory)

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038 (product-security@apple.com; Vendor Advisory)

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149041 (product-security@apple.com; Vendor Advisory)

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042 (product-security@apple.com; Vendor Advisory)

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043 (product-security@apple.com; Vendor Advisory)

## Provenance

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86913; retrieved 2026-11-09; source updated 2026-11-09

Revision: 6b9b05d23368140b474df0b28783877675338d5ba40c3c62e4818d252f937528

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-86913

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