CVE-2026-84598 Path traversal in iOS and iPadOS
An attacker with physical access to a trust-paired device can read and write arbitrary files due to insufficient path validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-84598?
CVE-2026-84598 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 14 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A path traversal issue was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An attacker with physical access to a trust-paired device may be able to read and write arbitrary files.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84598?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os.
How do I fix CVE-2026-84598?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-84598 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-84598 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-84598 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-prmh-vvr4-vjj9.