---
id: "CVE-2026-112660"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112660"]
title: "Apple iOS and macOS: a local app can bypass some privacy preferences"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple-devices", "infrastructure", "ios", "ipados", "macos", "visionos"]
not_affected_if: ["already-patched"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:17:59+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:23:49+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112660", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:29+00:00"}]
---

# Apple iOS and macOS: a local app can bypass some privacy preferences

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.

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

## 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`
- 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-2026-112660

## 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. An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.

---

_Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai_