CVE-2026-84598

Received Received - Intake

Path Traversal in iOS and iPadOS

Publication date: 2026-09-14

Last updated on: 2026-09-14

Assigner: Apple Inc.

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.

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Published

2026-09-14

Last Modified

2026-09-14

Generated

2026-09-15

AI Q&A

2026-09-15

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-84598

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	ios	26.7
apple	ipados	26.7
apple	ios	27
apple	ipados	27

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Exploitability

CWE

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This is a path traversal vulnerability where an attacker with physical access to a trust-paired device could read or write arbitrary files due to insufficient path validation. It was addressed in iOS 26.7, iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27, and iPadOS 27.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability requires physical access to a trust-paired device, so detection on a network is unlikely. Check for unauthorized file access or modifications on paired devices running iOS 26.7/iPadOS 26.7 or earlier, or iOS 27/iPadOS 27 or earlier.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could access sensitive files on your device, modify or delete them, or install malicious software if they have physical access to a device paired with your system.

Mitigation Strategies

Update all iOS and iPadOS devices to iOS 26.7/iPadOS 26.7 or later, or iOS 27/iPadOS 27 or later. Avoid pairing devices with untrusted systems to prevent physical access exploitation.

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