---
id: CVE-2026-84624
title: A permissions issue was addressed with improved path validation
summary: >-
  A permissions issue was addressed with improved path 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, visionOS 27. A sandboxed app may be able
  …
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-22
vendor: apple
product: ipados
affected:
  - ipados < 26.7
  - iphone_os < 26.7
  - 'macos >= 15.0, < 15.8'
  - 'macos >= 26.0, < 26.7'
  - visionos < 27.0
patched:
  - ipados 26.7
  - iphone_os 26.7
  - macos 26.7
  - visionos 27.0
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-23T19:04:05.247'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84624'
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/149038'
    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: 0.00181
epssPercentile: 0.06824
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-16T13:27:16.230039Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T21:15:17.561Z'
---

## Overview

A permissions issue was addressed with improved path 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, visionOS 27. A sandboxed app may be able to access restricted files.

## Affected

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

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

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