Apple iPadOS/iOS/macOS/visionOS/watchOS up to 26 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iPadOS, iOS, macOS, visionOS and watchOS up to 26. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-84551. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple iPadOS, iOS, macOS, visionOS and watchOS up to 26. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to bypass network restrictions.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-84551 since 09/01/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 09/15/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 27 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

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

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-2026-84551 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-84551
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-403939
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/15/2026 01:31
Changes: 09/15/2026 01:31 (55)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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