---
id: "CVE-2026-112533"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112533"]
title: "Apple macOS: authorization flaw lets an app read sensitive user data"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple", "infrastructure", "macos", "macos-fleet"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:17:45+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:27+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:28:16+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112533", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:27+00:00"}]
---

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

An authorization check in macOS was fixed with improved state management. A malicious or compromised app may be able to access 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` on each Mac and compare against the fixed versions below.
- unknown for any other check, the sources do not say.

## Fix

- Update macOS to `27.2` (Golden Gate), `15.8.2` (Sequoia), or `26.7.2` (Tahoe) through Software Update.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:27+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112533

## From the sources

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

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