CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-43679

LowCVSS 2.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.12%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.4. An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple Watch may be able to view user contacts.

Risk Assessment

A person with physical access to the device could access private contact data, compromising user privacy.

Recommendation

Update watchOS to version 26.4 or later.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.4. An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple Watch may be able to view user contacts.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS