CVE-2026-84598

⚠️ high

Summary

A path traversal issue was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An attacker with physical access to a trust-paired device may be able to read and write arbitrary files.

CVSS Score

7.5

High

EPSS Score

0.2

Exploit Probability

Published Date

2026-09-14

First Seen: 2026-09-16

📊 Relative Risk Intelligence

This CVE is Moderate Risk - more severe than 67.8% of all 358,566 vulnerabilities in our database.

#115,475

Above average severity

Severity Percentile

🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: Sep 16, 2026

🔍 Exploitation Status

None

No known exploits

⚙️ Automatable

YES

Can be exploited automatically

💥 Technical Impact

Partial

Limited system impact

SSVC data provided by CISA

Last Modified 2026-09-16

Source NVD 🔗

CVSS Vector 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE IDs (Weakness Types)

CWE-22

📦 Affected Products 2

Vendor	Product	Status	Affected Versions
apple	iphone_os	Affected	< 26.7
apple	ipados	Affected	< 26.7

🔗 References 2

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034

Vendor Advisory Release Notes

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149041

Vendor Advisory Release Notes

🔗 Related CVEs 6

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CVE-2026-28960	⚠️ high	7.5	0.4	A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10....	2026-09-14
CVE-2026-43664	🔶 medium	5.5	0.2	This issue was addressed with improved data protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPad...	2026-09-14
CVE-2026-43684	⚠️ high	7.8	0.2	A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, m...	2026-09-14
CVE-2026-43686	⚠️ high	8.8	0.4	A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, i...	2026-09-14
CVE-2026-43687	🔶 medium	6.5	0.4	The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadO...	2026-09-14
CVE-2026-43689	⚠️ high	7.8	0.2	A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 ...	2026-09-14

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