CVE-2026-43667 Denial of service in iOS and iPadOS

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A privileged network attacker can cause a denial-of-service via a reachable assertion in Apple operating systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-43667?

CVE-2026-43667 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 17 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A reachable assertion was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Weakness: CWE-617

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-43667?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os.

How do I fix CVE-2026-43667?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-43667 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2026-43667 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43667 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Ipados vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xxww-wjfc-r8m2.

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