Apple iPadOS/iOS/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS up to 26 improper authorization

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 3.2 | $5k-$25k | 0.67 |
Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Apple iPadOS, iOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS up to 26 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-84636. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple iPadOS, iOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS up to 26 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. 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-2026-84636 since 09/01/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. 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 T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 27 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔒VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2
VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authorizationCWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: iPadOS/iOS/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS 27
Timeline
09/01/2026 CVE reserved09/15/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/15/2026 VulDB entry created
09/15/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-84636 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-84636
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-404015
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
Entry
Created: 09/15/2026 02:20Changes: 09/15/2026 02:20 (55)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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