CVE-2026-64707

Unauthorized file deletion via permissions validation failure

Published Jul 27, 2026 · Updated Jul 27, 2026

Improper permissions in Apple BackgroundAssets allow local users to delete protected files through an app on affected Apple operating systems. Apple identifies a permissions-validation failure but has not disclosed the request, path, or check that accepts an unauthorized deletion target. Affected releases are iOS and iPadOS before 18.7.10 or 26.6, macOS before 14.8.8, 15.7.8, or 26.6 by release line, and visionOS before 26.6; exploitation requires local execution and user interaction, with no reported data reading or code execution.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Improper permissions in Apple BackgroundAssets allow local users to delete protected files through an app on affected Apple operating systems. Apple identifies a permissions-validation failure but has not disclosed the request, path, or check that accepts an unauthorized deletion target. Affected releases are iOS and iPadOS before 18.7.10 or 26.6, macOS before 14.8.8, 15.7.8, or 26.6 by release line, and visionOS before 26.6; exploitation requires local execution and user interaction, with no reported data reading or code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-64707
Published
Jul 27, 2026
Updated
Jul 27, 2026
Vendor
Apple
Product
iOS and iPadOS
Classifications
CWE-732, T1070.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 27, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 27, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <26.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · iOS and iPadOSversion=0 <26.6
Apple · visionOSversion=0 <26.6
Apple · macOSversion=0 <14.8.8; version=0 <15.7.8; version=0 <26.6

Published CVSS scores

5.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1070.004File Deletion

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