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CVE-2026-43679 (GCVE-0-2026-43679)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-21 00:39 – Updated: 2026-08-21 13:27

Summary

This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.4. An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple Watch may be able to view user contacts.

Severity

2.4 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-21 13:27 UTC

CWE

An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple Watch may be able to view user contacts
CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Assigner

apple mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126798

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
Apple	watchOS	Affected: 0 , < 26.4 (custom)	guessed

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FKIE_CVE-2026-43679

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-21 01:17 - Updated: 2026-08-24 17:11

Severity

2.4 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Summary

This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.4. An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple Watch may be able to view user contacts.

References

	URL	Tags
	product-security@apple.com	https://support.apple.com/en-us/126798	Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	apple	watchos	*

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GHSA-6XFQ-8244-4XGG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-21 03:31 – Updated: 2026-08-21 15:32

Details

This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.4. An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple Watch may be able to view user contacts.

Severity

2.4 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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  "modified": "2026-08-21T15:32:11Z",
  "published": "2026-08-21T03:31:22Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43679"
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  ]
}

Sightings

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Nomenclature

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CVE-2026-43679 (GCVE-0-2026-43679)

FKIE_CVE-2026-43679

GHSA-6XFQ-8244-4XGG

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