---
id: "CVE-2026-112557"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112557"]
title: "Apple macOS: malicious app can bypass privacy preferences protections"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple", "endpoints", "infrastructure", "macos"]
not_affected_if: ["fully-patched-macos"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:17:49+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:28+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:27:53+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112557", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:28+00:00"}]
---

# Apple macOS: malicious app can bypass privacy preferences protections

Apple macOS has a flaw where a malicious application can bypass Privacy preferences controls, which gate access to protected data such as files and sensors. The sources do not state the exact data exposed or the required conditions.

_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 listed in the fix.
- unknown

## Fix

- Update macOS Tahoe to `26.7.2` or later.
- Update macOS Sequoia to `15.8.2` or later.
- Update to macOS Golden Gate `27.2` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:28+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112557

## From the sources

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

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