{"id":"CVE-2026-112455","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-112455"],"related":[],"title":"Apple platforms: authorization flaw lets an app read sensitive user data","description":"An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.","summary":"An authorization check in Apple's operating systems was weak, and the fix uses improved state management. A malicious or compromised app may be able to access sensitive user data.","severity":"unknown","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["apple","ios","ipados","macos","other","tvos","visionos","watchos"],"not_affected_if":["fully-patched-devices"],"how_to_check":"- Check the device OS version in Settings > General > About (unknown for managed fleets without a source command)\n- Compare against the fixed builds: `iOS 26.7.2`, `iPadOS 26.7.2`, `iOS 27.2`, `iPadOS 27.2`, `macOS Sequoia 15.8.2`, `macOS Tahoe 26.7.2`, `macOS Golden Gate 27.2`, `tvOS 27.2`, `visionOS 27.2`, `watchOS 27.2`","fix":"- Update iOS and iPadOS to `26.7.2` or `27.2`\n- Update macOS Sequoia to `15.8.2`, macOS Tahoe to `26.7.2`, or macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`\n- Update tvOS, visionOS and watchOS to `27.2`","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:35+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:25+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-26T21:30:23+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-26T21:30:23+00:00","category":"other","confidence":0.5,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-26T21:30:23Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update iOS and iPadOS to `26.7.2` or `27.2`\n- Update macOS Sequoia to `15.8.2`, macOS Tahoe to `26.7.2`, or macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`\n- Update tvOS, visionOS and watchOS to `27.2`","reach":"local","title":"Apple platforms: authorization flaw lets an app read sensitive user data","impact":"medium","summary":"An authorization check in Apple's operating systems was weak, and the fix uses improved state management. 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Teams that only run Apple devices on fully patched builds can skip it.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"unknown"},"cost_usd":0.000693,"input_tokens":3338,"output_tokens":719,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-112455':14A,17A '-2026':13A,16A '15.8.2':86C '26.7.2':71C,74C,89C '27.2':76C,79C,83C,91C,93C,95C 'abl':50B,100C 'access':52B,102C 'address':60C 'app':7A,47B,97C 'appl':1A,18B,30B 'author':3A,27B,57C 'check':28B 'compromis':46B 'cve':12A,15A 'data':11A,55B,105C 'fix':38B,68C 'flaw':4A 'gate':82C 'golden':81C 'improv':40B,62C 'io':19B,70C,75C 'ipado':20B,73C,78C 'issu':58C,66C 'let':5A 'maco':21B,80C,84C,87C 'malici':44B 'manag':42B,64C 'may':48B,98C 'oper':32B 'platform':2A 'read':8A 'sensit':9A,53B,103C 'sequoia':85C 'state':41B,63C 'system':33B 'taho':88C 'tvos':23B,90C 'use':39B 'user':10A,54B,104C 'visiono':24B,92C 'watcho':25B,94C 'weak':35B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Anyone running an Apple OS build older than the fixed versions listed above can be affected, since the flaw sits in the operating system rather than a third-party app. The sources do not say which specific data paths or configurations are needed to trigger it. Teams that only run Apple devices on fully patched builds can skip it.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:35+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-112455","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112455","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:35+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:35+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:25+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:25+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}