CVE-2026-65354: A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox in Apple iOS and iPadOS
CVE-2026-65354 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where a permissions issue could allow a malicious app to break out of its sandbox. This issue has been addressed with additional restrictions and fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, as well as macOS Golden Gate 27.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a permissions flaw in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could enable a malicious application to escape its sandbox environment. The sandbox is a critical security mechanism that isolates apps to prevent unauthorized access to system resources or other apps' data. Apple fixed this issue by implementing additional restrictions in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS Golden Gate 27.
Potential Impact
If exploited, a malicious app could break out of its sandbox, potentially gaining unauthorized access to system resources or other app data, which could lead to further compromise of the device's security and user data privacy.
Mitigation Recommendations
This issue is fixed in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS Golden Gate 27. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability.
CVE-2026-65354: A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
CVE-2026-65354 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where a permissions issue could allow a malicious app to break out of its sandbox. This issue has been addressed with additional restrictions and fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, as well as macOS Golden Gate 27.
Affected software
Apple
iOS and iPadOS
Apple
macOS
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a permissions flaw in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could enable a malicious application to escape its sandbox environment. The sandbox is a critical security mechanism that isolates apps to prevent unauthorized access to system resources or other apps' data. Apple fixed this issue by implementing additional restrictions in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS Golden Gate 27.
Potential Impact
If exploited, a malicious app could break out of its sandbox, potentially gaining unauthorized access to system resources or other app data, which could lead to further compromise of the device's security and user data privacy.
Mitigation Recommendations
This issue is fixed in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS Golden Gate 27. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-22T00:45:50.325Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa860f955bf5e2cf59d2493
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 21:02:49 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 22:26:13 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 03:12:08 UTC
Views: 4
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