Low severity · published Aug 25, 2026
CVE-2026-43657
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions
3.3
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. A malicious app may be able to enumerate installed apps.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 26.5 · source: NVD
IA
iOS and iPadOS · Apple
before 26.5 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43657
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43657
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110
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