Is CVE-2026-86916 being exploited?

No public exploit is currently tracked.

How severe is CVE-2026-86916?

CVE-2026-86916 has a CVSS v3 severity of HIGH (7.8).

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CVE-2026-86916

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.