CVE-2026-84628: A sandboxed app may be able to access the System Keychain in Apple iOS and iPadOS
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. A sandboxed app may be able to access the System Keychain.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-84628 describes an authorization issue in Apple iOS and iPadOS where a sandboxed application may gain unauthorized access to the System Keychain. The issue was resolved by improving state management in the affected operating systems. The fix is included starting with iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27.
Potential Impact
If exploited, a sandboxed app could access sensitive credentials stored in the System Keychain, potentially compromising user security and privacy. This could lead to unauthorized access to stored passwords, certificates, and other secure data managed by the keychain.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and included in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and related Apple OS versions. Users and administrators should update affected devices to version 27 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-84628: A sandboxed app may be able to access the System Keychain in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. A sandboxed app may be able to access the System Keychain.
Affected software
Apple
iOS and iPadOS
Apple
macOS
Apple
tvOS
Apple
visionOS
Apple
watchOS
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-84628 describes an authorization issue in Apple iOS and iPadOS where a sandboxed application may gain unauthorized access to the System Keychain. The issue was resolved by improving state management in the affected operating systems. The fix is included starting with iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27.
Potential Impact
If exploited, a sandboxed app could access sensitive credentials stored in the System Keychain, potentially compromising user security and privacy. This could lead to unauthorized access to stored passwords, certificates, and other secure data managed by the keychain.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and included in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and related Apple OS versions. Users and administrators should update affected devices to version 27 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-01T21:13:23.287Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa8611455bf5e2cf59d2f68
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 21:03:16 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 21:47:10 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 03:18:18 UTC
Views: 6
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