A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. A malicious app may be able to enumerate installed apps.
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History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Permissions Issue Allowing App Enumeration on iOS/iPadOS

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title App Permission Issue Allowing Enumeration of Installed Apps on iOS and iPadOS
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-285

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title App Permission Issue Allowing Enumeration of Installed Apps on iOS and iPadOS
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-285

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple ios And Ipados

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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Description A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. A malicious app may be able to enumerate installed apps.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T00:21:24.132Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T22:46:21.639Z

Link: CVE-2026-43657

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T00:21:17.431Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-25T20:16:55.283

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:45:12.020

Link: CVE-2026-43657

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T06:00:12Z