---
id: CVE-2026-86988
title: The issue was addressed with improved checks
summary: >-
  The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 27.2
  and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS
  27.2. Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of
  process mem…
severity: none
vendor: Apple
product: iOS and iPadOS
affected:
  - ios_and_ipados < 27.2
  - macOS < 27.2
  - tvOS < 27.2
  - visionOS < 27.2
  - watchOS < 27.2
published: '2026-10-26'
updated: '2026-10-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-26T20:33:43.496Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-86988'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149230'
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149521'
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149524'
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149525'
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149526'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-26T20:39:42.569Z'
epss: 0.00221
epssPercentile: 0.12571
---

## Overview

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2. Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory.

## Affected

- `ios_and_ipados < 27.2`
- `macOS < 27.2`
- `tvOS < 27.2`
- `visionOS < 27.2`
- `watchOS < 27.2`

## Remediation

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