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Apple iOS EUVDEUVD-2026-77891

| CVE-2026-84636 MEDIUM
Improper Authorization (CWE-285)
2026-09-14 apple GHSA-584v-23mv-wr7p
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: apple
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Attacker publishes/sideloads malicious app
  2. Delivery
    User installs and runs app
  3. Exploit
    App triggers authorization state flaw
  4. Execution
    App reads sensitive user data
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate off device

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization verification
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Requires a malicious or compromised app already installed and running on the affected device (AV:L, PR:L) on a version prior to iOS/iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, or watchOS 27. No user interaction beyond running the app (UI:N), and no network exposure. macOS is explicitly not listed as affected. Exploitation is limited by Apple's app distribution, sandboxing, and code-signing controls, which raise the bar for getting hostile code onto the device in the first place; there is no remote or unauthenticated path.

Impact

This is a genuinely low-priority issue despite the medium 5.5 CVSS. The vendor vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N is internally consistent with the description: a locally-installed app (AV:L, PR:L) accesses sensitive user data with no integrity or availability impact (confidentiality-only). All exploitation signals point down: EPSS is 0.16% (6th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC is identified. There is no conflict between the CVSS vector and the description - both describe a local, low-privilege, on-device app reaching data it should not. The real limiting factor is the delivery gate: an attacker must first get a malicious or compromised app running on the victim's device, which on Apple's sandboxed/notarized platforms is a meaningful barrier. Net: real but low urgency - patch in the normal Apple OS update cycle, not an emergency.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A user installs a malicious or over-privileged app from a sideloaded source or the App Store. Because of an authorization/state-management flaw, that app bypasses the intended access checks and reads sensitive user data (e.g., data belonging to other apps or the user's private information) without a prompt or entitlement it should require. Exploitation is entirely local; no public exploit code is known.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 17, 2026

Improper authorization in Apple's mobile and wearable operating systems - iOS and iPadOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS - lets an app that is already installed and running on the device reach sensitive user data it should not be able to see. The flaw stems from weak state management in an authorization check (CWE-285) and is fixed in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27. Exploitation requires a malicious or compromised app already resident on the device (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/PR:L/UI:N, 5.5), so it is bounded by Apple's App Store review, sandboxing, and code-signing controls; there is no remote or unauthenticated path, macOS is not affected, EPSS sits at 0.16% (6th percentile), and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis. This is a genuinely low-priority issue despite its medium CVSS score.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: update to iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27, as documented in Apple's advisories at https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034, https://support.apple.com/en-us/149036, https://support.apple.com/en-us/149037, and https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038. Because the attack requires a malicious or compromised app already installed and running on the device, the most effective compensating control on devices that cannot yet be updated is strict app-vetting hygiene: restrict installations to trusted, reviewed sources, avoid sideloaded or enterprise-signed builds of unknown provenance, and remove unneeded or untrusted apps - the trade-off being reduced flexibility for legitimate internal or third-party software. Managed fleets can further raise the bar through MDM-enforced App Store-only install policies and by removing profiles that permit ad-hoc distribution, at the cost of blocking legitimate developer and enterprise workflows. There is no configuration toggle or service that can simply be disabled to close this authorization gap, and no network-side mitigation applies since the issue is entirely local; the only complete fix is upgrading to the patched OS versions, and devices that cannot reach version 27 should be treated as carrying residual, low-severity exposure rather than as fully mitigated.

Affected VersionsENISA

watchOS 0 <27
visionOS 0 <27
iOS and iPadOS 0 <27
tvOS 0 <27

Affected Packages

euvd ios_and_ipados fix: 27
euvd tvos fix: 27
euvd visionos fix: 27
euvd watchos fix: 27

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 4 packages in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is an authorization weakness classified as CWE-285 (Improper Authorization): a state-management defect in the check that decides whether a calling process is permitted to reach a protected resource, allowing that check to be satisfied when it should not be. Apple addressed it through improved state management rather than by adding a new permission boundary. The affected components are identified by CPE entries for cpe:2.3:a:apple:ios_and_ipados, cpe:2.3:a:apple:tvos, cpe:2.3:a:apple:visionos, and cpe:2.3:a:apple:watchos, all at versions below 27. Because the vulnerable surface is a locally installed application interacting with platform services, exploitation remains confined by the iOS-family security model - the app sandbox, entitlements, App Store distribution and notarization, and code-signing enforcement - which must be defeated or bypassed before a hostile app can be present at all. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N reflects a local, authenticated/local-privileged attacker with no user interaction, high confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact; there is no network attack vector and no unauthenticated path, so the practical reach of the bug is limited to data that a sandboxed app should not have been able to read.

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Severity by source

Vendor (apple) PRIMARY 5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.5 MEDIUM

Local malicious app (AV:L, PR:L) with no interaction reads sensitive data - confidentiality-only, so I:N/A:N; agrees with the vendor vector.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (apple).

CVSS VectorVendor: apple

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Sep 17, 2026 - 16:22 NVD
5.5 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Sep 14, 2026 - 22:19 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 14, 2026 - 20:50 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.5
CVE Published
Sep 14, 2026 - 20:50 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

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

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 94% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Apple iOS/iPadOS/tvOS/visionOS/watchOS run on billions of consumer devices
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
High

Priority Score

28
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +28
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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