---
id: CVE-2026-43737
title: An authorization issue was addressed with improved validation
summary: >-
  An authorization issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is
  fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27,
  macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able
  to …
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
vendor: apple
product: ipados
affected:
  - ipados < 26.7
  - iphone_os < 26.7
  - 'macos >= 15.0, < 15.8'
  - 'macos >= 26.0, < 26.7'
  - tvos < 27.0
  - watchos < 27.0
patched:
  - ipados 26.7
  - iphone_os 26.7
  - macos 26.7
  - tvos 27.0
  - watchos 27.0
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-17T18:44:34.927'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43737'
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/149041'
    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
epss: 0.00155
epssPercentile: 0.04992
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-15T18:22:14.118553Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T21:15:17.478Z'
---

## Overview

An authorization issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to access motion data from headphones without user consent.

## Affected

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

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

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