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.
History

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title iOS/iPadOS Path Traversal Allows File Access via Physical Trust‑Pairing

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-22
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Arbitrary File Access via Path Traversal on iOS and iPadOS
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-22

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Arbitrary File Access via Path Traversal on iOS and iPadOS
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-22

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple ios And Ipados

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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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.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2026-09-14T20:48:20.042Z

Updated: 2026-09-16T14:49:25.788Z

Reserved: 2026-09-01T21:13:17.759Z

Link: CVE-2026-84598

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-16T14:49:06.450Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-14T21:17:35.403

Modified: 2026-09-16T17:10:16.757

Link: CVE-2026-84598

cve-icon Redhat

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