Description
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26, visionOS 26, watchOS 26. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
Affected products
apple: ipados; apple: iphone os; apple: macos; apple: visionos; apple: watchos
References10
- support.apple.com/en-us/125108 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/125111 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/125112 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/125115 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/125116 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/125110
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/53
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/54
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/55
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/57
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 19 · as of 8 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-22
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