---
id: CVE-2026-43695
title: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management
summary: >-
  An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This
  issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia
  15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able
  to access …
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
  - CWE-285
vendor: apple
product: ipados
affected:
  - ipados < 27.0
  - iphone_os < 27.0
  - 'macos >= 15.0, < 15.8'
  - 'macos >= 26.0, < 26.7'
  - tvos < 27.0
  - visionos < 27.0
  - watchos < 27.0
patched:
  - ipados 27.0
  - iphone_os 27.0
  - macos 26.7
  - tvos 27.0
  - visionos 27.0
  - watchos 27.0
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-17T16:17:27.133'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43695'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149036'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149037'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043'
    label: product-security@apple.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-17T15:50:22.074525Z'
epss: 0.00115
epssPercentile: 0.0176
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T21:15:17.529Z'
---

## Overview

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

## Affected

- `ipados < 27.0`
- `iphone_os < 27.0`
- `macos >= 15.0, < 15.8`
- `macos >= 26.0, < 26.7`
- `tvos < 27.0`
- `visionos < 27.0`
- `watchos < 27.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `ipados 27.0`
- `iphone_os 27.0`
- `macos 26.7`
- `tvos 27.0`
- `visionos 27.0`
- `watchos 27.0`