High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 14, 2026· Updated Sep 14, 2026

CVE-2026-43689

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, visionOS 27. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products

Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: before 26.7, before 27
Apple Inc./Ipadosllm-fuzzy
Range: before 26.7, before 27
Apple Inc./macOSllm-fuzzy
Range: before Golden Gate 27
Apple Inc./Visionosllm-fuzzy
Range: before 27

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.apple.com/en-us/149034nvd
support.apple.com/en-us/149035nvd
support.apple.com/en-us/149038nvd
support.apple.com/en-us/149041nvd

News mentions

Apple Updates Everything, (Mon, Sep 14th)
SANS Internet Storm Center · Sep 14, 2026

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