{"id":"CVE-2026-86975","title":"An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking","summary":"An out-of-bounds read 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. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to unexpected process…","severity":"medium","cvss":4.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","cvssSource":"adp","vendor":"Apple","product":"iOS and iPadOS","affected":["ios_and_ipados < 27","macOS < 27","tvOS < 27","visionOS < 27","watchOS < 27"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-20T10:12:20.798941Z"},"published":"2026-10-20","updated":"2026-10-26","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-26T20:39:34.546Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-86975","references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149036"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149037"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00287,"epssPercentile":0.21152,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-20T01:49:42.585Z","slug":"CVE-2026-86975","body":"## Overview\n\nAn out-of-bounds read 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. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to unexpected process termination.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `ios_and_ipados < 27`\n- `macOS < 27`\n- `tvOS < 27`\n- `visionOS < 27`\n- `watchOS < 27`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":24,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":23.7,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":225441,"id":"CVE-2026-86975","ts":1792497985397,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"4.3"},{"seq":225440,"id":"CVE-2026-86975","ts":1792497985397,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}