CVE-2026-86887 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS

Low 3.3 Published Updated

An app can bypass privacy preferences to access sensitive data, requiring users to update their Apple operating systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-86887?

CVE-2026-86887 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 14 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, visionOS 27. An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-86887?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Visionos.

How do I fix CVE-2026-86887?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-86887 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-86887 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-86887 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Ipados vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jp42-wwp7-m94w.

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