{"id":"CVE-2026-112624","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-112624"],"related":[],"title":"Apple iOS and macOS: app can bypass privacy preferences","description":"This issue was addressed with improved checks. 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. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.","summary":"Apple's advisory says a malicious app can bypass the user's Privacy preferences on several Apple operating systems. The sources do not give a CVSS score or how the bypass works, so the reach is unclear.","severity":"unknown","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["apple","infrastructure","ios","ipados","macos","mobile-fleet","visionos"],"not_affected_if":["patched-version"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed version under Settings > General > About on iOS, iPadOS and visionOS, or Apple menu > About This Mac on macOS\n- unknown for any other check, since the sources do not say what to look for","fix":"- Update iOS and iPadOS to `26.7.2` or `27.2`\n- Update macOS Tahoe to `26.7.2`, macOS Sequoia to `15.8.2`, or macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`\n- Update visionOS to `27.2`","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:55+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-26T21:25:14+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-26T21:25:14+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.4,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-26T21:25:14Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update iOS and iPadOS to `26.7.2` or `27.2`\n- Update macOS Tahoe to `26.7.2`, macOS Sequoia to `15.8.2`, or macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`\n- Update visionOS to `27.2`","reach":"local","title":"Apple iOS and macOS: app can bypass privacy preferences","impact":"medium","summary":"Apple's advisory says a malicious app can bypass the user's Privacy preferences on several Apple operating systems. The sources do not give a CVSS score or how the bypass works, so the reach is unclear.","category":"infrastructure","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["apple","ios","ipados","macos","visionos","mobile-fleet"],"confidence":0.4,"needs_auth":"unknown","worst_case":"A malicious app gets access to data that Privacy settings should block.","analyst_note":"Find Apple's security notes for these releases to confirm the attack path, CVSS score and whether it is exploited.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed version under Settings > General > About on iOS, iPadOS and visionOS, or Apple menu > About This Mac on macOS\n- unknown for any other check, since the sources do not say what to look for","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["patched-version"],"who_is_affected":"Devices on the listed Apple operating system versions are affected, and any team managing Apple fleets should patch them. The sources do not say which app behaviour or configuration is needed to trigger the bypass, so exposure beyond unpatched versions is unknown.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"unknown"},"cost_usd":0.000625,"input_tokens":3317,"output_tokens":586,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-112624':12A,15A '-2026':11A,14A '15.8.2':90C '26.7.2':75C,78C,93C '27.2':80C,83C,87C,95C 'abl':100C 'address':65C 'advisori':27B 'app':5A,31B,97C 'appl':1A,16B,25B,41B 'bypass':7A,33B,55B,102C 'check':68C 'cve':10A,13A 'cvss':50B 'fix':72C 'fleet':23B 'gate':86C 'give':48B 'golden':85C 'improv':67C 'infrastructur':17B 'io':2A,18B,74C,79C 'ipado':19B,77C,82C 'issu':63C,70C 'maco':4A,20B,84C,88C,91C 'malici':30B 'may':98C 'mobil':22B 'mobile-fleet':21B 'oper':42B 'prefer':9A,38B,104C 'privaci':8A,37B,103C 'reach':59B 'say':28B 'score':51B 'sequoia':89C 'sever':40B 'sourc':45B 'system':43B 'taho':92C 'unclear':61B 'user':35B 'visiono':24B,94C 'work':56B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Devices on the listed Apple operating system versions are affected, and any team managing Apple fleets should patch them. The sources do not say which app behaviour or configuration is needed to trigger the bypass, so exposure beyond unpatched versions is unknown.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:55+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-112624","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112624","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:55+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:55+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:29+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"}