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CVE-2026-43659

Published: May 11, 2026Updated: May 12, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-362
NVD MITRE
4.7CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, visionOS 26.5. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-362

Affected Products

iOS and iPadOSApple
EmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
macOSApple
On-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
visionOSApple
OS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
ipadosapple
EmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
iphone osapple
EmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
applecommercialUSMobile Appsaka apple inc., apple computer
and 2 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127111
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115
support.apple.com
and 3 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
May 11, 2026
Last Updated
May 12, 2026

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