CVE-2026-64740CWE-22path-traversal

CVE-2026-64740

Critical · published July 28, 2026

CVSS v3.1

9.3

EPSS

Percentile

10.6

In the wild

Unconfirmed

What it is

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, tvOS 26.6. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

The record

Technical detail

CVSS v3.1: 9.3 · CRITICAL
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0: Not supplied
EPSS: 0.00209 · 10.6th percentile
Weakness: CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published: 2026-07-28T01:17Z

Affected products (6)

Product	Versions	Fixed in
apple/ipados	< 26.6	26.6
apple/iphone_os	< 26.6	26.6
apple/macos	≥ 14.0, < 14.8.8	14.8.8
apple/macos	≥ 15.0, < 15.7.8	15.7.8
apple/macos	≥ 26.0, < 26.6	26.6
apple/tvos	< 26.6	26.6

References (6)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/128066 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/128069 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/148287 · [email protected]

EPSS history

Timeline

27 JUL 20:14Z
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation
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