---
id: "CVE-2026-112506"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112506"]
title: "Apple macOS: permissions flaw lets an app read sensitive user data"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple-devices", "infrastructure", "macos"]
not_affected_if: ["macos-27.2-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:17:41+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:26+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:29:42+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112506", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:26+00:00"}]
---

# Apple macOS: permissions flaw lets an app read sensitive user data

A permissions check in macOS was missing or weak, which Apple fixed with improved validation. A malicious or compromised app may be able to read sensitive user data it should not reach.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Run `sw_vers -productVersion` and compare against the fixed release
- unknown

## Fix

- Update macOS to `27.2` or later (Golden Gate), via System Settings > General > Software Update

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:26+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112506

## From the sources

A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

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