Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS/visionOS prior 26.7/27 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-43689. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-43689 since 05/02/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/14/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 26.7 or 27 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS/macOS/visionOS 26.7/27

Timelineinfo

05/02/2026 CVE reserved
09/14/2026 +135 days Advisory disclosed
09/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-43689 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-43689
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-403788
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2026 23:29
Changes: 09/14/2026 23:29 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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