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CVE-2026-86972
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS…
High7.8EPSS 0.20%
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- Updated
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- apple
Description
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to memory corruption.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.20% · top 90% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to memory corruption
- CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-120 and its CVEs
Affected products
References (7)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149227 (opens in a new tab)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149230 (opens in a new tab)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149521 (opens in a new tab)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149522 (opens in a new tab)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149524 (opens in a new tab)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149525 (opens in a new tab)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149526 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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