CVE-2026-43657
LowCVSS 3.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk1th percentile - higher than 1% of all known CVEs
Summary
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions in iOS and iPadOS. A malicious app may be able to enumerate installed apps.
Risk Assessment
A malicious app can gain information about installed apps, violating user privacy and potentially enabling further attacks.
Recommendation
Update iOS/iPadOS to a patched version (26.5).
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- CVE-2026-112707Low
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- CVE-2026-112701Medium
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- CVE-2026-112609Medium
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- CVE-2026-86963Medium
A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation. The flaw affects iOS 26.7, iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
- CVE-2026-86955Medium
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. The flaw affects iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS