TI-2026-76697 Aliases CVE-2026-86955 GHSA-cw48-xfgj-hgfm

Apple iOS and iPadOS Missing Authorization Lets Apps Read Sensitive Data

LOW 24CWE-862Published 2026-10-20 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

Apple's iOS and iPadOS versions before 27 contain a Missing Authorization weakness (CWE-862) in state management. A local app with low privileges can access sensitive user data, with high confidentiality impact (CVSS 3.1 base score 5.5, MEDIUM). CISA's SSVC rates the technical impact as partial, and the vulnerability is not in CISA KEV.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00148 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 27

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	before 27	27	Patch available	CNA

iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 27 Fixed in 27 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::	before 27.0	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::	before 27.0	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 27.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 27.0 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Update to iOS 27 or iPadOS 27, which fix the issue.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 27

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2026-10-20
Apple iOS and iPadOS 27
11 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 10 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-76687 Type confusion in Apple Safari and iOS allows code executionPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-76705 Incorrect authorization in Apple iOS and iPadOS may let apps place callsPriority LOW 38
- TI-2026-76700 Race condition in Apple iOS, iPadOS and macOS lets apps escape sandboxPriority LOW 35
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Timeline

2026-10-20 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86955
2026-10-20 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
2026-10-20 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-20 Alias added: GHSA-cw48-xfgj-hgfm

References

Advisory 1

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

TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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