CVE-2026-86890

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.64.6—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 4.6 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-14. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 4.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
4.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.6Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information.

CVSS v3
4.6
EG Score
4.6(high)
EG Risk
21(Track)
EG Risk 21/100SSVC: 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
Severity46% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
10%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 14, 2026

Last Modified

September 16, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Sep 16, 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 iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-86890(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 21× in last 7d / 35× 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 10:26 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-25 10:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-24 11:34 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-24 11:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-23 12:42 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-23 12:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-22 13:50 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-22 13:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-21 14:58 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-21 14:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-20 16:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-19 17:09 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-19 17:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-18 18:17 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-18 18:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-17 19:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-17 19:25 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-17 19:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-16 17:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-16 16:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-16 15:36 UTCEG score recompute▲ 4.60
  3. 2026-09-16 15:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-16 15:35 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 4.6 · severity → MEDIUM
  5. 2026-09-16 14:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-15 14:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-14 21:22 UTCNVD update
  9. 2026-09-14 20:59 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-14 20:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-86890?
CVE-2026-86890 is a medium vulnerability published on September 14, 2026. A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information.
When was CVE-2026-86890 disclosed?
CVE-2026-86890 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 14, 2026, with the most recent update on September 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-86890 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-86890 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 89.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-86890?
CVE-2026-86890 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.6 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-86890?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-86890, 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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