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Apple watchOS CVE-2026-43679

| EUVDEUVD-2026-63777 LOW
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-08-21 apple GHSA-6xfq-8244-4xgg
2.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: apple

Severity by source

Vendor (apple) PRIMARY
2.4 LOW
AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI
2.4 LOW

Physical access required (AV:P); lock screen bypass needs no credentials (PR:N); only contact data exposed, no integrity or availability impact.

3.1 AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (apple).

CVSS VectorVendor: apple

Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 21, 2026 - 14:25 vuln.today
Patch available
Aug 21, 2026 - 01:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 21, 2026 - 00:39 cve.org
LOW 2.4
CVE Published
Aug 21, 2026 - 00:39 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.4. An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple Watch may be able to view user contacts.

AnalysisAI

Improper access control in Apple watchOS prior to 26.4 allows a person with physical possession of a locked Apple Watch to view the device owner's contacts without authentication. The flaw, classified as CWE-284 (Improper Access Control), stems from insufficient permissions checking on a code path accessible from the lock screen. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Physical access to a locked Apple Watch running watchOS prior to 26.4 is the sole prerequisite. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The overall real-world risk is low. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Vendor-released patch: watchOS 26.4. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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