{"id":"CVE-2026-84598","title":"A path traversal issue was addressed with improved path validation","summary":"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 …","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-22"],"vendor":"apple","product":"ipados","affected":["ipados < 26.7","iphone_os < 26.7"],"patched":["ipados 26.7","iphone_os 26.7"],"published":"2026-09-14","updated":"2026-09-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-16T17:10:16.757","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84598","references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034","label":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149041","label":"product-security@apple.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00376,"epssPercentile":0.31392,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-16T14:49:15.691226Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T21:15:17.538Z","slug":"CVE-2026-84598","body":"## Overview\n\nA 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `ipados < 26.7`\n- `iphone_os < 26.7`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `ipados 26.7`\n- `iphone_os 26.7`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":204966,"id":"CVE-2026-84598","ts":1789570697891,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"7.5"},{"seq":204965,"id":"CVE-2026-84598","ts":1789570697891,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}