What is CVE-2026-65354?

CVE-2026-65354 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-09-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-65354?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2026-65354

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2026-09-14 · last modified 2026-09-18.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

support.apple.com/en-us/149034 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/149035 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-65354?: CVE-2026-65354 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-09-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-65354?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.