Description
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27. An app may be able to modify a file it only had permission to read.
Published: 2026-09-14
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Apple Operating System File Permission Escalation

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Permissions bypass allows file modification in multiple Apple OS versions
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-732

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Permissions bypass allows file modification in multiple Apple OS versions
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-732

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Apple tvos
Apple visionos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Apple tvos
Apple visionos

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27. An app may be able to modify a file it only had permission to read.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T17:19:55.585Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T22:46:27.819Z

Link: CVE-2026-43785

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-17T17:19:41.563Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-09-14T21:17:11.180

Modified: 2026-09-17T18:16:42.643

Link: CVE-2026-43785

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-20T19:15:03Z

Weaknesses