---
id: "CVE-2026-112628"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112628"]
title: "Apple iOS and macOS: app can read sensitive user data"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple-devices", "ios", "ipados", "macos", "other", "visionos"]
not_affected_if: ["already-updated"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:17:56+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:25:10+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112628", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00"}]
---

# Apple iOS and macOS: app can read sensitive user data

Apple fixed a data access restriction flaw in its operating systems that let an app reach sensitive user data it should not see. Exploitation requires a malicious or compromised app running on the device.

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

## How to check

- Check the device OS version in Settings > General > About (iOS, iPadOS, visionOS) or About This Mac (macOS)
- Compare against the fixed versions listed in the fix field

## 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`, 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-2026-112628

## From the sources

This issue was addressed with improved data access restriction. 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 access sensitive user data.

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