The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.
Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded
● Hype ● Reality
Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.
━ Hype Score (Perceived) ━ Reality threat priority. Definition changes are not new attacks.
Public exploit entries / repo candidates
Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.
Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:59:11.397891+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z