---
id: CVE-2026-86966
title: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks
summary: >-
  This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is
  fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate
  27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, visionOS 27. An app may be able
  to mo…
severity: none
vendor: Apple
product: iOS and iPadOS
affected:
  - ios_and_ipados < 26.7.2
  - ios_and_ipados < 27
  - macOS < 15.8.2
  - macOS < 26.7.2
  - macOS < 27
  - visionOS < 27
published: '2026-10-26'
updated: '2026-10-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-26T20:35:20.995Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-86966'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034'
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035'
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038'
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149227'
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149522'
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149523'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-26T20:39:42.535Z'
epss: 0.00227
epssPercentile: 0.13366
---

## Overview

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, visionOS 27. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

## Affected

- `ios_and_ipados < 26.7.2`
- `ios_and_ipados < 27`
- `macOS < 15.8.2`
- `macOS < 26.7.2`
- `macOS < 27`
- `visionOS < 27`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.