CVE-2026-43714: A malicious app may be able to access protected user data in Apple iOS and iPadOS
The issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, visionOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6. A malicious app may be able to access protected user data.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves improper input sanitization that could allow a malicious application to access protected user data on Apple iOS and iPadOS devices. Apple has fixed the issue in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, along with updates to macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, visionOS 26.6, and watchOS 26.6. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires local access, low complexity, no privileges, and user interaction, with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
A malicious app with local access and requiring user interaction could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to protected user data, compromising confidentiality. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. Users and administrators should update affected Apple operating systems to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, patching the device OS is required. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory indicating the fix is included in these versions.
CVE-2026-43714: A malicious app may be able to access protected user data in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
The issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, visionOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6. A malicious app may be able to access protected user data.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Apple
iOS and iPadOS
Apple
macOS
Apple
visionOS
Apple
watchOS
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves improper input sanitization that could allow a malicious application to access protected user data on Apple iOS and iPadOS devices. Apple has fixed the issue in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, along with updates to macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, visionOS 26.6, and watchOS 26.6. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires local access, low complexity, no privileges, and user interaction, with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
A malicious app with local access and requiring user interaction could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to protected user data, compromising confidentiality. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. Users and administrators should update affected Apple operating systems to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, patching the device OS is required. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory indicating the fix is included in these versions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-01T22:46:21.644Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a67c1b49c2644c7f8cb0e39
Added to database: 07/27/2026, 20:38:12 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 23:44:09 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:06:33 UTC
Views: 63
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