CVE-2026-86869

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-14. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, macOS Golden Gate 27. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to unexpected app termination.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(high)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
25%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 14, 2026

Last Modified

September 18, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Sep 17, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

About the security content of iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149041
generic

About the security content of macOS Golden Gate 27 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-86869(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 22× in last 7d / 33× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-25 12:28 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-25 12:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-24 13:14 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-24 13:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-23 14:00 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-23 14:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-22 14:45 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-22 14:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-21 15:30 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-21 15:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-20 16:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-19 17:00 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-19 17:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-18 17:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-18 17:27 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-18 17:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-17 19:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-17 18:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-17 15:54 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.50
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  1. 2026-09-17 15:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-17 15:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  3. 2026-09-16 14:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-15 14:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-14 21:22 UTCNVD update
  7. 2026-09-14 20:59 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-14 20:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-86869?
CVE-2026-86869 is a medium vulnerability published on September 14, 2026. An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, macOS Golden Gate 27. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to unexpected app termination.
When was CVE-2026-86869 disclosed?
CVE-2026-86869 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 14, 2026, with the most recent update on September 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-86869 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-86869 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 75.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-86869?
CVE-2026-86869 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-86869?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-86869, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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