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CVE-2026-43689

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-14 · updated 2026-10-26
• Weakness: CWE-862

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.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 26.7 — fixed in 26.7
• Apple Iphone Os: before 26.7 — fixed in 26.7
• Apple macOS: before 27.0 — fixed in 27.0
• Apple visionOS: before 27.0 — fixed in 27.0
• Apple iOS and iPadOS: before 26.7; before 27 — fixed in 26.7, 27
• Apple macOS: before 27 — fixed in 27
• Apple visionOS: before 27 — fixed in 27

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 26.7; Apple Iphone Os 26.7; Apple macOS 27.0; Apple visionOS 27.0; Apple iOS and iPadOS 26.7, 27; Apple macOS 27; Apple visionOS 27. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/149041

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