High severity · published Sep 14, 2026
CVE-2026-84598
A path traversal issue was addressed with improved path validation
7.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A path traversal issue was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An attacker with physical access to a trust-paired device may be able to read and write arbitrary files.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 26.7 · source: NVD
IA
iOS and iPadOS · Apple
before 26.7; before 27 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84598
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-84598
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149041
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