{"id":"CVE-2026-112660","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-112660"],"related":[],"title":"Apple iOS and macOS: a local app can bypass some privacy preferences","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. An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.","summary":"Apple's fix addresses an authorization flaw that lets an app bypass certain Privacy preferences on iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS. An attacker gets access to data or features the user had denied to the app, but the sources do not say which data.","severity":"unknown","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["apple-devices","infrastructure","ios","ipados","macos","visionos"],"not_affected_if":["already-patched"],"how_to_check":"- Check the device version in Settings > General > About (or `sw_vers -productVersion` on macOS) and compare with the fixed versions named in the fix.","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":"2026-10-26T21:17:59+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-26T21:23:49+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-26T21:23:49+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.5,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-26T21:23:49Z","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: a local app can bypass some privacy preferences","impact":"medium","summary":"Apple's fix addresses an authorization flaw that lets an app bypass certain Privacy preferences on iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS. An attacker gets access to data or features the user had denied to the app, but the sources do not say which data.","category":"infrastructure","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["ios","ipados","macos","visionos","apple-devices"],"confidence":0.5,"needs_auth":"unknown","worst_case":"A installed app reads privacy-protected data the user denied.","analyst_note":"Check Apple's security release notes for the affected privacy category and whether a malicious app needs prior installation; the sources give no detail beyond the fixed versions.","how_to_check":"- Check the device version in Settings > General > About (or `sw_vers -productVersion` on macOS) and compare with the fixed versions named in the fix.","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["already-patched"],"who_is_affected":"Any Apple device running an OS version before the fixed releases can be affected, since the flaw sits in the operating system's privacy controls. The sources do not say which apps or privacy categories are involved, so unknown whether managed or enterprise devices differ. Devices already on the fixed versions are not affected.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"low"},"cost_usd":0.000635,"input_tokens":3325,"output_tokens":605,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-112660':15A,18A '-2026':14A,17A '15.8.2':101C '26.7.2':86C,89C,104C '27.2':91C,94C,98C,106C 'abl':111C 'access':51B 'address':30B,75C 'app':7A,37B,62B,108C 'appl':1A,20B,27B 'apple-devic':19B 'attack':49B 'author':32B,72C 'bypass':9A,38B,113C 'certain':39B,114C 'cve':13A,16A 'data':53B,70B 'deni':59B 'devic':21B 'featur':55B 'fix':29B,83C 'flaw':33B 'gate':97C 'get':50B 'golden':96C 'improv':77C 'infrastructur':22B 'io':2A,23B,43B,85C,90C 'ipado':24B,44B,88C,93C 'issu':73C,81C 'let':35B 'local':6A 'maco':4A,25B,45B,95C,99C,102C 'manag':79C 'may':109C 'prefer':12A,41B,116C 'privaci':11A,40B,115C 'say':68B 'sequoia':100C 'sourc':65B 'state':78C 'taho':103C 'user':57B 'visiono':26B,47B,105C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Any Apple device running an OS version before the fixed releases can be affected, since the flaw sits in the operating system's privacy controls. The sources do not say which apps or privacy categories are involved, so unknown whether managed or enterprise devices differ. Devices already on the fixed versions are not affected.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:59+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-112660","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112660","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:59+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:59+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"}