---
id: CVE-2026-43785
title: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions
summary: >-
  A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. 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. An app may be able to modify a file it only
  ha…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
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
patched:
  - ipados 27.0
  - iphone_os 27.0
  - macos 26.7
  - tvos 27.0
  - visionos 27.0
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-17T18:16:42.643'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43785'
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/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: '2026-09-17T17:19:50.439202Z'
epss: 0.00142
epssPercentile: 0.03903
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T21:15:17.504Z'
---

## Overview

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. 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. An app may be able to modify a file it only had permission to read.

## Affected

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

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

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