Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-43689

Apple iOS and iPadOSApple macOSApple visionOS
CVSS 3.1
7.8High

Official description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
7.8High 3.1 CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
Apple iOS and iPadOS v < 27 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
Apple iOS and iPadOS v < 26.7 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
Apple macOS v < 27 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
Apple visionOS v < 27 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

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Details

Published
2026-09-15
Last updated
2026-10-27
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
apple

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.2%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
10.5%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
No
Exploitation
None
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-862
    Missing Authorization