{"id":"CVE-2026-112559","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-112559"],"related":[],"title":"Apple iOS and macOS: 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, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.","summary":"Apple patched an authorization issue in its operating systems that lets an installed app access sensitive user data it should not reach. The sources give no further technical detail or severity.","severity":"unknown","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["apple","infrastructure","ios","ipados","macos","visionos","watchos"],"not_affected_if":[],"how_to_check":"- Compare the device's OS version with the fixed versions: `iOS 26.7.2`, `iPadOS 26.7.2`, `iOS 27.2`, `iPadOS 27.2`, `macOS Tahoe 26.7.2`, `macOS Sequoia 15.8.2`, `macOS Golden Gate 27.2`, `visionOS 27.2`, `watchOS 27.2`\n- On a Mac, check the version under Apple menu > About This Mac\n- On iPhone or iPad, check Settings > General > About","fix":"- Update to the fixed release for each device line: `iOS 26.7.2` or `iOS 27.2`, `macOS Tahoe 26.7.2`, `macOS Sequoia 15.8.2`, `macOS Golden Gate 27.2`, `visionOS 27.2`, `watchOS 27.2`","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:49+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:28+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-26T21:27:52+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-26T21:27:52+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.4,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-26T21:27:52Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update to the fixed release for each device line: `iOS 26.7.2` or `iOS 27.2`, `macOS Tahoe 26.7.2`, `macOS Sequoia 15.8.2`, `macOS Golden Gate 27.2`, `visionOS 27.2`, `watchOS 27.2`","reach":"local","title":"Apple iOS and macOS: authorization flaw lets an app read sensitive user data","impact":"medium","summary":"Apple patched an authorization issue in its operating systems that lets an installed app access sensitive user data it should not reach. 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The sources do not say which apps or configurations are needed to exploit it, so unknown whether any setup can be skipped.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:49+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-112559","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112559","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:49+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:49+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:28+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:28+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"}