---
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'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `ipados < 26.7`
- `iphone_os < 26.7`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `ipados 26.7`
- `iphone_os 26.7`