---
id: "CVE-2026-112559"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112559"]
title: "Apple iOS and 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", "ios", "ipados", "macos", "visionos", "watchos"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:17:49+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:28+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:27:52+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112559", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:28+00:00"}]
---

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

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.

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

## 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`
- On a Mac, check the version under Apple menu > About This Mac
- 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`

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:28+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112559

## From the sources

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.

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