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CVE-2026-43679

An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple Watch may be able to view user contacts.

LOW 2.4EPSS 0.12%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.12%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1
2.4 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.12% probability · 2th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-284
Affected
apple/watchos
Source
product-security@apple.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.