Technical impact
The updated description confirms a race condition in Apple operating systems that permits an application to read sensitive user data before proper validation. The issue was addressed with additional validation logic in the OS. The vulnerability could enable a malicious or compromised app to access personal information without the user’s intent or permission, constituting a confidentiality breach.
Affected Systems
The bug affects Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS (Sequoia 15.7.7, Sonoma 14.8.7, Tahoe 26.5), tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS across all versions released prior to the fixed updates. The patch is available in iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and watchOS 26.5.
Risk and Exploitability
The EPSS score of <1% indicates a very low probability of exploitation. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, reinforcing that no widespread exploitation is reported. The reported CVSS score of 5.5 indicates medium severity. The most likely attack vector is a malicious or compromised application that can trigger the race condition while accessing private data. Defenders should treat the risk as a moderate concern, especially in environments where applications have broad data access.
