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CVE-2026-43654: Apple iOS and iPadOS · An app may be able to disclose kernel memory

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 26.5 or 18.7.9 soon.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 26.5, 18.7.9, 15.7.7 +1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade iOS and iPadOS to 26.5 or 18.7.9; macOS to 26.5, 15.7.7 or 14.8.7; tvOS and visionOS and watchOS to 26.5.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
AppleiOS and iPadOSAffected
  • <26.5
Fixed in
  • 26.5
AppleiOS and iPadOSAffected
  • <18.7.9
Fixed in
  • 18.7.9
ApplemacOSAffected
  • <26.5
Fixed in
  • 26.5
ApplemacOSAffected
  • <15.7.7
Fixed in
  • 15.7.7
ApplemacOSAffected
  • <14.8.7
Fixed in
  • 14.8.7
AppletvOSAffected
  • <26.5
Fixed in
  • 26.5

AI-suggested

Apple has released official fixes addressing this vulnerability in iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and watchOS 26.5. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are specified.

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.

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