---
id: "CVE-2026-112676"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112676"]
title: "Apple: missing entitlement checks let an app read the Photos Library"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple-devices", "ios", "ipados", "macos", "vendor", "visionos"]
not_affected_if: ["already-patched-os"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:18:01+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:23:39+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112676", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00"}]
---

# Apple: missing entitlement checks let an app read the Photos Library

Apple's advisory says a malicious or compromised app can access a user's Photos Library because an entitlement check was missing. The fix adds the check in newer iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS releases.

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

## How to check

- Compare the device OS version with the fixed releases in the sources, such as `iOS 26.7.2` or `macOS Tahoe 26.7.2`
- Review which installed apps hold Photos Library access in Settings > Privacy & Security > Photos

## 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

- 2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112676

## From the sources

This issue was addressed with additional entitlement 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 access a user's Photos Library.

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