Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS prior 26.6 information disclosure

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3.4$5k-$25k0.67

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-43796. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed with improved data protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, tvOS 26.6, visionOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-43796 since 05/02/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/28/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 26.6, 15.7.8, 14.8.8, 26.6, 26.6 or 26.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS 26.6/15.7.8/14.8.8/26.6/26.6/26.6

Timelineinfo

05/02/2026 CVE reserved
07/27/2026 +86 days VulDB entry created
07/28/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
07/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-43796 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-43796
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-383675
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/28/2026 00:35
Changes: 07/28/2026 00:35 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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