---
id: "CVE-2026-112624"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112624"]
title: "Apple iOS and macOS: app can bypass privacy preferences"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple", "infrastructure", "ios", "ipados", "macos", "mobile-fleet", "visionos"]
not_affected_if: ["patched-version"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:17:55+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:25:14+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112624", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00"}]
---

# Apple iOS and macOS: app can bypass privacy preferences

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.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed version under Settings > General > About on iOS, iPadOS and visionOS, or Apple menu > About This Mac on macOS
- 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`
- Update macOS Tahoe to `26.7.2`, macOS Sequoia to `15.8.2`, or macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`
- Update visionOS to `27.2`

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112624

## From the sources

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.

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