CVE record · CVE-2026-86966

Symlink following in Apple iOS and iPadOS and others

CVSS 5.5 MediumEPSS 0.0021 · 10th percentile

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: apple) at 26 Oct 2026, 20:35 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	affected before 26.7.2 custom affected before 27 custom
Apple	macOS	affected before 15.8.2 custom affected before 26.7.2 custom affected before 27 custom
Apple	visionOS	affected before 27 custom

Identifiers: CVE-2026-86966
CNA: apple
Weakness (CWE): CWE-59
Tags: Apple iOS and iPadOS
Apple macOS
Apple visionOS
Path traversal
Published: 26 Oct 2026
Updated: 3 Nov 2026

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
5.5	Medium	3.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N	ADP (CISA-ADP)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.0021, the 10th percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

26 Oct 2026, 20:35 UTC Confirmed by the CVE List
26 Oct 2026, 21:20 UTC Confirmed by NVD

Sources

References from the CNA

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