Description
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to bypass IPSec authentication and intercept network traffic.
Published: 2026-08-17
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title IPSec Authentication Bypass in iOS/iPadOS Enables Traffic Interception

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

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


Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title IPSec Authentication Bypass in iOS/iPadOS Enables Traffic Interception
Weaknesses CWE-287

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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Description An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to bypass IPSec authentication and intercept network traffic.
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Apple Ios And Ipados Ipados Iphone Os
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-18T13:19:11.113Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T00:45:02.635Z

Link: CVE-2026-65329

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T13:19:03.968Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-17T22:17:23.830

Modified: 2026-08-18T18:59:51.643

Link: CVE-2026-65329

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T17:45:07Z

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