CVE-2026-43811: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system in Apple iOS and iPadOS
A race condition was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, 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 Apple iOS and iPadOS that may allow an application to modify protected parts of the file system. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved validation checks. The fix is included in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.7, indicating medium severity, with attack vector local, high attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and user interaction could exploit this race condition to modify protected file system areas, potentially impacting system integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. Users and administrators should update devices to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation guidance is provided or required.
CVE-2026-43811: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
A race condition was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, 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
Affected software
Apple
iOS and iPadOS
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-43811 is a race condition vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that may allow an application to modify protected parts of the file system. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved validation checks. The fix is included in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.7, indicating medium severity, with attack vector local, high attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and user interaction could exploit this race condition to modify protected file system areas, potentially impacting system integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. Users and administrators should update devices to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation guidance is provided or required.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-01T22:46:27.821Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a67c1bc9c2644c7f8cb118e
Added to database: 07/27/2026, 20:38:20 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 23:46:28 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:08:26 UTC
Views: 61
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