Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS/Safari/visionOS up to 26 State Management cross site scripting

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4.1$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Safari and visionOS up to 26. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component State Management. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-86898. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Safari and visionOS up to 26. This affects an unknown code block of the component State Management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 27, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27. Opening a maliciously crafted webarchive file may lead to universal cross-site scripting.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-86898 since 09/08/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/15/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 27 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS/macOS/Safari/visionOS 27

Timelineinfo

09/08/2026 CVE reserved
09/15/2026 +7 days Advisory disclosed
09/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-86898 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-86898
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-404031
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/15/2026 02:28
Changes: 09/15/2026 02:28 (56)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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