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Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A vulnerability exists in the kernel of Apple iOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, and macOS Tahoe 26.5. This vulnerability allows an application to gain root privileges by exploiting an authorization issue, which has been addressed with improved state management.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized root access on the device.

Added: May 11, 2026, 9:55 PM
Updated: May 11, 2026, 9:55 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
8.4
impact
7.5
exploitability
3.3
remediation
7.7
relevance
8.1
threat
0.0
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.