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. A…

cve CVE-2026-84598 1 source, 1 claim · Watch

NVD writes:
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. the claim

Severity: HIGH NVD
CVSS: 7.5 NVD
Fixed in: 26.7, 27 NVD
Vendor: Apple NVD
Product: iOS and iPadOS NVD
CWE: CWE-22 NVD

How far exploitation has got

No public code known
Proof of concept
Proof of concept, verified
A Metasploit module
Exploited in the wild
Used in ransomware campaigns

Timeline

2026-09-14

first spoke of it: 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.

NVD

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.

What it is to other things

affects	apple/ipados NVD
affects	apple/iphone_os NVD
made_by	apple NVD

In words only, so not counted until a person confirms one:

affects

apple/ios_and_ipados

NVD says “Apple · iOS and iPadOS”

Every value, with what each source said and its receipt

Property Source Said Means here

Automatable

automatable

NVD

yes

An attacker can reliably run all of the kill chain's first four steps without a person.

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: yes
Read by: field:cve.metrics.ssvcV203[].ssvcData.options[].automatable
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	yes
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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—

CVSS

cvss

NVD

7.5

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: 7.5
Read by: field:cve.metrics.cvssMetricV31[type=Primary].cvssData.baseScore || field:cve.metrics.cvssMetricV31[].cvssData.baseScore
Said since: 2026-09-29 09:45 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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—

CVSS vector

cvss_vector

NVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Read by: field:cve.metrics.cvssMetricV31[type=Primary].cvssData.vectorString || field:cve.metrics.cvssMetricV31[].cvssData.vectorString
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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—

CWE

cwe

NVD

CWE-22

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: CWE-22
Read by: field:cve.weaknesses[].description[].value
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	CWE-22
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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—

Exploitation

exploitation

NVD

none

No evidence of exploitation, and no public proof of concept.

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: none
Read by: field:cve.metrics.ssvcV203[].ssvcData.options[].exploitation
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	none
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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Fixed in

fixed_in

NVD

26.7, 27

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: 26.7, 27
Read by: field:cve.affected[].affectedData[].versions[status=affected].lessThan
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	26.7, 27
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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Product

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NVD

iOS and iPadOS

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: iOS and iPadOS
Read by: field:cve.affected[].affectedData[].product
Said since: 2026-09-29 17:49 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-09-29 17:49 UTC	iOS and iPadOS
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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Severity

severity

NVD

HIGH

From 7.0 to 8.9.

receipt

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Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	HIGH
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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Status

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NVD

Analyzed

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: Analyzed
Read by: field:cve.vulnStatus
Said since: 2026-09-29 09:45 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

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—

Technical impact

technical_impact

NVD

partial

The attacker gains limited control, or limited information.

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: partial
Read by: field:cve.metrics.ssvcV203[].ssvcData.options[].technicalImpact
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	partial
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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—

Vendor

vendor

NVD

Apple

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: Apple
Read by: field:cve.affected[].affectedData[].vendor
Said since: 2026-09-29 17:49 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-09-29 17:49 UTC	Apple
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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Every claim, by kind

vulnerability

zetlyn/cve-nvd · 2026-09-14

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