Vulnerability · Published Jul 27, 2026 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2026-43805
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity race condition in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. 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, watchOS 26.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-362 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H