CVE coverage

CVE-2026-86950

CVSS 8.8 Actively exploited (KEV) no coverage

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.1 and iPadOS 26.7.1, macOS Sequoia 15.8.1, macOS Tahoe 26.7.1. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 27.

Detection rules

No detection found — yet

None of Sigma, Elastic, Splunk ESCU, YARA, Microsoft Sentinel, Snort, or Suricata currently has a rule referencing CVE-2026-86950.

This CVE is on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list. It is being exploited in the wild with no public detection rule — worth writing one.