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Actively Exploited in the Wild

This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

Apple iOS and iPadOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A vulnerability allowing local privilege escalation has been identified in the kernel of Apple iOS and iPadOS. This issue affects several different versions and may have been actively exploited in the wild before iOS 16.6.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, allowing a local attacker to gain elevated rights on the device.

Remediation

Users can upgrade to iOS 16.7.1 or iPadOS 16.7.1 to address this vulnerability. Instructions for updating can be found on the Apple Support website.

Added: May 15, 2026, 11:27 AM
Updated: May 15, 2026, 11:27 AM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
8.4
impact
7.5
exploitability
5.0
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.0
threat
8.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.0

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.