CVE-2026-43689 Apple iOS & macOS - Privilege Escalation

Apple iOS 26.7, iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, and visionOS 27 contain a privilege escalation caused by insufficient permissions restrictions, letting malicious apps gain root privileges, exploit requires malicious app execution.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.15% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Privilege Escalation
Impact
Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
14 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-862

Vendor fix

Update to iOS 26.7, iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, and visionOS 27.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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