---
id: CVE-2026-86987
title: An authorization issue was addressed with improved entitlement checks
summary: >-
  An authorization issue was addressed with improved entitlement checks. This
  issue is fixed in iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2. A remote attacker may be able to
  access sensitive user data.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: adp
vendor: Apple
product: iOS and iPadOS
affected:
  - ios_and_ipados < 27.2
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-29T13:07:53.992664Z'
published: '2026-10-26'
updated: '2026-10-29'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-29T13:17:16.467Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-86987'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149230'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00155
epssPercentile: 0.04604
ingestedAt: '2026-10-27T16:11:59.089Z'
---

## Overview

An authorization issue was addressed with improved entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2. A remote attacker may be able to access sensitive user data.

## Affected

- `ios_and_ipados < 27.2`

## Remediation

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