CVE-2026-86881CWE-295

CVE-2026-86881

Critical · published September 15, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.1 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00398 · 32.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-295 · Improper Certificate Validation
Published
2026-09-15T01:17Z
Affected products (7)
ProductVersionsFixed in
apple/ipados< 26.726.7
apple/iphone_os< 26.726.7
apple/macos≥ 15.0, < 15.815.8
apple/macos≥ 26.0, < 26.726.7
apple/tvos< 27.027.0
apple/visionos< 27.027.0
apple/watchos< 27.027.0
References (8)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/149036 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/149037 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/149041 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 SEP 03:33Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 14 SEP 20:47Z
    A certificate validation issue was addressed with improved certificate validation
    cvelistv5