high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2026-86950Apple CoreGraphics — Crafted File Out-of-Bounds Write

An out-of-bounds write in CoreGraphics on iOS, iPadOS and macOS means processing a crafted file may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple knows of a report that it may have been used in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific individuals.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Update to iOS and iPadOS 18.7.11 or 26.7.1, macOS Sequoia 15.8.1 or macOS Tahoe 26.7.1.

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THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
8.8/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
26.2%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2026-09-28
Added to KEV
2026-09-29
CISA due date
2026-10-13
Exploit published
Not recorded
Confidence
high
Kill chain
execution
MITRE ATT&CK
T1203
Severity
high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attacker needsThe device must process a maliciously crafted file.

Fixed iniOS 18.7.11 and iPadOS 18.7.11, iOS 26.7.1 and iPadOS 26.7.1, macOS Sequoia 15.8.1, macOS Tahoe 26.7.1

Behind the card

5 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, published_at, referencesnvd.nist.gov2026-11-05scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_added, exploitation.kev_duecisa.gov2026-11-05scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-11-05scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, subtitle, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-11-05claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

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