CVE-2026-65329: Use After Free

Published Aug 17, 2026
·
Updated

Accelerate Framework. An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

Other sources

Accessibility. A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of user preferences.

— Apple

Accessibility. This issue was addressed with improved data protection.

— Apple

Accounts. An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.

— Apple

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to bypass IPSec authentication and intercept network traffic.

— MITRE

APFS. An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

Credit

Cem Onat Karagun, an anonymous researcher, Zhongcheng Li (CK01), Dem0ns (@天府简易信工作室), Abdelhak Kherroubi, Jasminder Pal Singh, Lehan Dilusha Jayasingha (Sri Lanka), tamdao, Franco Belman at Blackwing Intelligence, Richard Zana, Meta Red Team X - Nik Tsytsarkin, Alexandre Borges, Ilya Andr (andrd3v), Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team), Calif.io in collaboration with Claude, Anthropic Research, Peter Malone, Ruslan Dautov, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Tuan D. Hoang, Hazem Issa, Yongdae Kim @ KAIST SysSec Lab, Yongdae Kim @ SysSec, KAIST, CVE-2026-65414, Sindre Sorhus(Positive Technologies), Ilya Andr (andrd3v)(Positive Technologies), Asaf Cohen, Stanislav Jelezoglo, Heiner Gerdes, Rishabh Jain (rjcyber)(cyberplanet), Pasquale Scola, Nik Tsytsarkin, Chris Bailey - Short Circuit, Siyeong kim, AL Najafi, Stuart Wallace, Pavan Nallamothu, ret2happy, Meta Product Security, Mustafa Calap@@ordinal0, dbg.re), stratan@@5tratan, Rahul Raj, N.M.Praveen Nawarathne@@zblockrat, James Gill @infosec.exchange)@@jjtech, Tommy DeVoss@@thedawgyg(Braze Security Team), flower xu, Adriatik Raci, PETOWORKS의 Bugeun Choi@@Bugeun, Daisuke Hatakeyama, Ryohei Ueki Research)@@SYZD, Hyunwoo Kim@@v4bel, Junyeong Lee (jylab.github.io), Merrick Hare, Aditya Kumar, John Nzyuko Uvyu, Narendra Singh@@_3P1C, Geoffrey Lovelace, Bruce Dang(Calif), Jiyong Yang, Vishal Patidar, Roman Zabicki, Luke Symons, Justin O'Leary, Mateusz Jurczyk(Google Project Zero), Varik Matevosyan, Mihalis Haatainen, Ashish Kunwar, Ari Hawking, 이재영, David Strnadel, Seiji Sakurai@@HeapSmasher, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Iru), genter0(Calif), Svetoslav Stolarov & Aisa Fox(Calif), Josh Maine(Calif), Dun, Bernhard Jackiewicz, Billy Jheng Bing Jhong(STAR Labs SG Pte), Pan Zhenpeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Ryan Hileman via Xint Code (xint.io), Bhaswanth Chigurupati, Tristan Madani@@TristanInSec(Talence Security), Hiroki Imai (LAC Co., Ltd.), Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), R4mbb(KRsecurity), Vladislav Shevchenko (Positive Technologies), Fábio Luís@@scanpt(STAR Labs SG Pte), Richard Zana(STAR Labs SG Pte), Kitten Food, Sindre Sorhus, Morris Richman@@morrisinlife, Tristan Brennan, Myeonghun Pak, Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon, Alan Banderas@@creeper4004, Matthew Zamat, Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Drin Raci(sentry), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Sindre Sorhus(IES Red Team), Hoffcona(IES Red Team), Hongsik Kim (mnur), Bálint Magyar (balintmagyar.com), Issa Sancho, CJ Vana, Gongyu Ma@@Mezone0, Dhiyanesh Selvaraj@@redroot97, Surya Narayan Kushwaha, John Lussier, Filip Olszak, Meshaal@@unrealmesh, Owen Pawling@@owenpawling, Gongyu Ma (twitter@@Mezone0, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Safran Mumbai India), YingMuo@@YingMuo(DEVCORE Research Team), Abodi Dawoud, Armend Gashi, Ujjwal Reddy Kalvolu Sreenivasa Reddy, Johan Wahyudi, Lehan Dilusha Jayasingha, Jérôme Djouder, Seung Je Seong(Positive Technologies), Jakob Pammer, Constantin Clerc(Calif), Shad J(Calif), huami1314@@huamidev(Calif), Huy Nguyen@@34306(Calif), Zeyang Li&Yuxiang Wang(Chongqing Telecom), Bedran Karakoc(Ruhr University Bochum), Tobias Funke(Ruhr University Bochum), Jacopo Clark(Ruhr University Bochum), Katharina Kohls(Ruhr University Bochum), Souta Sugiyama, Viggo Lekdorf, Tomi Garcia (archyxsec), Niels Hofmans, OGINOME Tomohito, Yusuf Kelany, Jian Lee@@speedyfriend433, Stuart Wallace(Totally Not Malicious Software), Ilya Andr (andrd3v)(Totally Not Malicious Software), Rosyna Keller(Totally Not Malicious Software), Daniel Febrero, Arni Hardarson (Neonix Security)(Appknox), Vinay Kumar Rasala (Xplo8E)(Appknox), Xint Code, Geonha Lee@@leegn4a, f00l@@PPPF00L, 3ndy1@@_3ndy1, Minghao Lin@@Y1nkoc, 云散花折, Arjanit Isufi, hxr1, Drinor Selmanaj (Sentry), Ashish Kunwar(Positive Technologies), Mikhail Lozhnikov(Positive Technologies), Bhaswanth Chigurupati(STAR Labs SG Pte), Janggoon Lee(Out of Bounds), OpenAI Codex Security - Amy Burnett, wwwlk, Henock Habte, Charles Kern, Seonwook Kim, Shubham Chaskar, lattice, Josef Korbel, Thomas Guillem, Josef Korbel (Citadelo), Kun Peeks@@SwayZGl1tZyyy, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), Dung Do@@_piers2(Calif), 杉山 壮太, Talal Haj Bakry(Mysk Inc), Tommy Mysk@@mysk_co(Mysk Inc), Mohit Negi, Shubham Chaskar(Braze Security Team), Myungyong Lee, Kwak Kiyong@@Pwnkai23, Song Nuri

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iPadOS<26.6.1
Apple iPhone OS<26.6.1
Apple iOS<26.6.1
26.6.1
Apple iPadOS<26.6.1
26.6.1
Apple iOS<27
27
Apple iPadOS<27
27

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26.6.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 27

Event History

Aug 17, 2026
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:29 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:29 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:17 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Sep 14, 2026
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2026-65329?

CVE-2026-65329 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow unauthorized access and execution of arbitrary code.

2

How do I fix CVE-2026-65329?

To fix CVE-2026-65329, users should update their Apple iOS and iPadOS devices to the latest version available from Apple.

3

What types of devices are affected by CVE-2026-65329?

CVE-2026-65329 affects devices running Apple iOS and Apple iPadOS.

4

What are the main vulnerabilities associated with CVE-2026-65329?

CVE-2026-65329 primarily involves input validation issues, integer overflow, and use after free scenarios.

5

When was CVE-2026-65329 published?

CVE-2026-65329 was published on August 17, 2026.

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