CVE-2026-86883 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS
An app can access sensitive user data due to improper file handling, requiring an OS upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-86883?
CVE-2026-86883 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 14 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of files. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, visionOS 27. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-86883?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Visionos.
How do I fix CVE-2026-86883?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-86883 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-86883 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-86883 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6xwp-2447-h2vf.