Memory corruption via unchecked ANCS event copy
Published Sep 9, 2026 · Updated Sep 10, 2026
A buffer overflow in Behavioral Technology Group Pavlok 20260707 allows remote attackers to corrupt memory via an ANCS event. The Apple Notification Center Service Event Handler copies an input buffer into an output buffer without checking that the input fits. Exploitation requires no authentication or user interaction but does require local-network proximity; successful overflow can alter execution, expose or modify data, and interrupt service.
Summary
What happened
A buffer overflow in Behavioral Technology Group Pavlok 20260707 allows remote attackers to corrupt memory via an ANCS event. The Apple Notification Center Service Event Handler copies an input buffer into an output buffer without checking that the input fits. Exploitation requires no authentication or user interaction but does require local-network proximity; successful overflow can alter execution, expose or modify data, and interrupt service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-87931
- Published
- Sep 9, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Behavioral Technology Group, Inc.
- Product
- Pavlok
- Classifications
- CWE-119, CWE-120
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=20260707
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- Pavlok firmware code-injection proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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