Unexpected System Termination in iOS and iPadOS

Publication date: 2026-09-14

Last updated on: 2026-09-14

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An attacker in radio range may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-09-14

Last Modified

2026-09-14

Generated

2026-09-15

AI Q&A

2026-09-15

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-86885

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	ios	27
apple	ipad_os	27

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Exploitability

CWE

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an input validation issue in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. It could allow an attacker within radio range to cause an unexpected system termination.

Impact Analysis

The impact is limited to unexpected system termination, which could disrupt device functionality temporarily.

Mitigation Strategies

Update affected devices to iOS 27 or iPadOS 27 or later versions to address the input validation issue.

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