A race condition was addressed with improved checks. (CVE-2026-43811)
A race condition was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-43811 is a race condition vulnerability in iOS and iPadOS that could allow an application to modify protected file system areas. The vulnerability was mitigated by improved checks in the operating system. Exploitation requires local access with user interaction and high attack complexity. The issue is resolved in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to trick a user into interaction could exploit this race condition to modify protected parts of the file system, potentially impacting system integrity. Confidentiality and availability are not affected according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
A race condition was addressed with improved checks. (CVE-2026-43811)
Description
A race condition was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.7medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-43811 is a race condition vulnerability in iOS and iPadOS that could allow an application to modify protected file system areas. The vulnerability was mitigated by improved checks in the operating system. Exploitation requires local access with user interaction and high attack complexity. The issue is resolved in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to trick a user into interaction could exploit this race condition to modify protected parts of the file system, potentially impacting system integrity. Confidentiality and availability are not affected according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-8q5v-c5m8-m3q3
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-43811"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a6941fe9c2644c7f86cddbe
Added to database: 07/28/2026, 23:57:50 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 11:08:36 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 20:02:25 UTC
Views: 154
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