Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2026-86881
A certificate validation issue was addressed with improved certificate validation. 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, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An attacker with a compromised intermediate certificate authority may be able to issue certificates with arbitrary extended key usages.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/149034 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/149035 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/149036 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/149037 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/149038 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/149041 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/149042 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/149043 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-86881?
- CVE-2026-86881 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-09-14.
- How severe is CVE-2026-86881?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2026-86881 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.