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

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2.7$5k-$25k0.66

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple iPadOS, iOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS up to 26. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-84629. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iPadOS, iOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS up to 26 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to fingerprint the user.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-84629 since 09/01/2026. The exploitation is known 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 09/15/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 27 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.7

VulDB Base Score: 2.8
VulDB Temp Score: 2.7
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

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

Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-84629 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-84629
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-404024
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 09/15/2026 02:25
Changes: 09/15/2026 02:25 (55)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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