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Apple Patches CoreGraphics Flaw Possibly Exploited in Targeted Attacks

·Source: The Hacker News

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Executive Summary

Apple has released security updates to address a vulnerability in older versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that it said may have been exploited in targeted attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-86950, refers to an out-of-bounds write impacting the CoreGraphics component that could lead to arbitrary code execution when processing a maliciously crafted file. The iPhone maker said the

Analysis

Apple has released security updates to address a vulnerability in older versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that it said may have been exploited in targeted attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-86950, refers to an out-of-bounds write impacting the CoreGraphics component that could lead to arbitrary code execution when processing a maliciously crafted file. The iPhone maker said the

Indicators of Compromise (1)

CVE (1)
CVE-2026-86950
NVDMITRE CVE
Source Attribution

Originally published by The Hacker News on Sep 28, 2026.

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