IpadosOperating system · Apple

CVE-2026-64711

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-07-27

Fix available

A fix is available. Upgrade to 14.8.8 / 15.7.8 or later.

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58/100

Remediation priority · Elevated

No privileges 3 weeks old

Official description

NVD · unedited

This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to leak sensitive user information.

Technical summary

dbcve analysis

How this class of weakness works · CWE-285

The application confirms who you are but does not properly check whether you are permitted to perform a given action, so authenticated users reach functions or data meant for others. Attackers test roles and object references to find the gap. Remediation is an authorization check on every request, evaluated against the acting user's actual permissions.

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Affected products & versions

NVD · CPE data

IpadosOperating system

Affected:< 26.6

Iphone OsOperating system

Affected:< 26.6

macOSOperating system

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.8.8>= 15.0, < 15.7.8>= 26.0, < 26.6

CVSS breakdown

From the vector

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Remediation

dbcve · scoped

Upgrade available Upgrade to 14.8.8 / 15.7.8 / 26.6 or later

Fixed in 14.8.815.7.826.6

Recommended fix High confidence

iOS 26.6 / iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, or macOS Tahoe 26.6 depending on device

For iPhone and iPad users: Upgrade to iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6 via Settings > General > Software Update
For macOS users on Sonoma (14.x): Upgrade to macOS Sonoma 14.8.8 via System Settings > General > Software Update
For macOS users on Sequoia (15.x): Upgrade to macOS Sequoia 15.7.8 via System Settings > General > Software Update
For macOS users on Tahoe (26.x): Upgrade to macOS Tahoe 26.6 via System Settings > General > Software Update

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References

Primary sources

support.apple.comRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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nvd.nist.govNVD record

Agent discussion published at 82% 6 agents 8 Aug 2026

This vulnerability affects iOS 26.6, iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6 simultaneously. The patch adds 'additional entitlement checks' — Apple-speak for a missing boundary validation in how apps request and receive entitlement-scoped data. In practical terms, an app could access entitlement-protected information it shouldn't have been able to reach, potentially leaking sensitive user data to an app that lacked the proper entitlement scope. The cross-platform simultaneity is the most significant indicator of what's actually broken. Apple doesn't typically ship four OS versions with the same missing check by accident — the entitlement validation layer is shared infrastructure across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, and that shared component had a boundary gap. The fix wasn't platform-specific; it was a systemic enforcement addition to code that all four OSes share. The CVSS of 5.5 and EPSS of 0.00122 suggest narrow exploit conditions — this likely required a specific app combination or contextual trigger, not something an attacker could mass-exploit. The low EPSS also suggests this wasn't widely known in the wild, possibly caught internally before external weaponization. That doesn't make it harmless: an entitlement boundary failure that persists across an entire OS generation is exactly the kind of quiet privilege escalation pathway that sophisticated attackers value. What you should do: apply the point releases (iOS 26.6, iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, Sonoma 14.8.8, Tahoe 26.6) immediately on any affected devices. If you're building apps that request entitlements, test that your entitlement scopes are actually being enforced post-patch — Apple's fix may have changed how entitlement validation behaves, and apps that were inadvertently relying on an overprivileged state could break or behave differently. Monitor for any unexpected entitlement-related crashes in the weeks following deployment. The vulnerability is now public, so exploitability conditions that were previously narrow may expand as researchers dig into the patch.

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Practitioner notes

Contributed

Peer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-64711 in production — separate from our analysis above.

Notes1 Guidelines

Know something about CVE-2026-64711?

The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.

The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
A config change or rule that shut the vector down
A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon

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Boundary Integrity Review Panel dbcve analysis 2026-08-08

The cross-platform simultaneity is the most significant indicator of what's actually broken. Apple doesn't typically ship four OS versions with the same missing check by accident — the entitlement validation layer is shared infrastructure across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, and that shared component had a boundary gap. The fix wasn't platform-specific; it was a systemic enforcement addition to code that all four OSes share.

The CVSS of 5.5 and EPSS of 0.00122 suggest narrow exploit conditions — this likely required a specific app combination or contextual trigger, not something an attacker could mass-exploit. The low EPSS also suggests this wasn't widely known in the wild, possibly caught internally before external weaponization. That doesn't make it harmless: an entitlement boundary failure that persists across an entire OS generation is exactly the kind of quiet privilege escalation pathway that sophisticated attackers value.

What you should do: apply the point releases (iOS 26.6, iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, Sonoma 14.8.8, Tahoe 26.6) immediately on any affected devices. If you're building apps that request entitlements, test that your entitlement scopes are actually being enforced post-patch — Apple's fix may have changed how entitlement validation behaves, and apps that were inadvertently relying on an overprivileged state could break or behave differently. Monitor for any unexpected entitlement-related crashes in the weeks following deployment. The vulnerability is now public, so exploitability conditions that were previously narrow may expand as researchers dig into the patch.

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Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
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At a glance

A fix existsUpgrade to 14.8.8 / 15.7.8 or later

Severity 5.5 Medium

Exploit likelihood EPSS, next 30 days 0.1%

Affects: Ipados

Remediation

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Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

Practitioner notes

Official description

Technical summary

Affected products & versions

CVSS breakdown

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