A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.

published 2026-01-09 9 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-206272

cvss: 4.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
public exploits: 0; none known

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2. Restoring from a backup may prevent passcode from being required immediately after Face ID enrollment.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Apple iOS and iPadOS 26.2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 9 mo ago (2026-01-09)

Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Apple iOS and iPadOS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

References

support.apple.com /en-us/125884
release-notes, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-46286
NVD CVE-2025-46286

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Summary