Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS/visionOS Path path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Path Handler. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-84534. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code of the component Path Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, visionOS 27. Extracting a maliciously crafted archive may allow an attacker to write arbitrary files.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-84534 since 09/01/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. 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 $25k-$100k (estimation calculated on 09/15/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/01/2026 CVE reserved
09/14/2026 +13 days VulDB entry created
09/15/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
09/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-84534 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-84534
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-403932
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/15/2026 01:28
Changes: 09/15/2026 01:28 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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