CVE-2026-43674 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

An attacker with physical access to an unlocked device can view Wi-Fi passwords without authentication, exposing sensitive network credentials.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-43674?

CVE-2026-43674 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 14 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An attacker with physical access to an unlocked device may be able to view Wi-Fi passwords without authentication.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-43674?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os.

How do I fix CVE-2026-43674?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-43674 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-43674 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43674 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Ipados vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8wgf-rcj2-2vq2.

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