---
id: "CVE-2026-112537"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112537"]
title: "Apple macOS: a local app can read sensitive location information"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple", "endpoints", "infrastructure", "macos"]
not_affected_if: ["already-patched-macos"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:17:46+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:27+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:28:12+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112537", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:27+00:00"}]
---

# Apple macOS: a local app can read sensitive location information

Apple macOS has a data protection flaw that lets an app read sensitive location information it should not see. Fixed releases are macOS Golden Gate 27.2, Sequoia 15.8.2 and Tahoe 26.7.2.

_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 versions: `27.2`, `15.8.2`, `26.7.2`.
- Check Software Update in System Settings for pending macOS updates.

## Fix

- Update macOS to `27.2` (Golden Gate), `15.8.2` (Sequoia) or `26.7.2` (Tahoe), whichever matches the installed major release.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:27+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112537

## From the sources

This issue was addressed with improved data protection. 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 read sensitive location information.

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