{"id":"CVE-2026-112678","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-112678"],"related":[],"title":"Apple iOS and macOS: app can reach sensitive user data via permissions flaw","description":"A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. 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, watchOS 27.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.","summary":"A permissions issue in Apple's operating systems lets an app access sensitive user data it should not reach. Apple fixed it with additional restrictions in the listed iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS and watchOS releases.","severity":"unknown","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["apple-devices","ios","ipados","macos","other","visionos","watchos"],"not_affected_if":["already-patched"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed version under Settings > General > About (iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, watchOS) or About This Mac (macOS)\n- Compare against the fixed versions listed in the sources","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`, and macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`\n- Update visionOS and watchOS to `27.2`","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:01+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-26T21:23:36+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-26T21:23:36+00:00","category":"other","confidence":0.4,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-26T21:23:36Z","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`, and macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`\n- Update visionOS and watchOS to `27.2`","reach":"local","title":"Apple iOS and macOS: app can reach sensitive user data via permissions flaw","impact":"medium","summary":"A permissions issue in Apple's operating systems lets an app access sensitive user data it should not reach. Apple fixed it with additional restrictions in the listed iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS and watchOS releases.","category":"other","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["ios","ipados","macos","visionos","watchos","apple-devices"],"confidence":0.4,"needs_auth":"unknown","worst_case":"A malicious app reads sensitive user data on the device.","analyst_note":"Sources give only the NVD entry; check Apple's security release notes for the affected component and whether user interaction or a malicious app is required.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed version under Settings > General > About (iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, watchOS) or About This Mac (macOS)\n- Compare against the fixed versions listed in the sources","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["already-patched"],"who_is_affected":"Any device running the affected Apple operating systems before the listed fixed versions could be exposed, since an app on the device is the attack path. The sources do not say which apps or data types are involved, so the scope within a device is unknown. Devices already on the fixed versions are not affected.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"unknown"},"cost_usd":0.000636,"input_tokens":3333,"output_tokens":606,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-112678':16A,19A '-2026':15A,18A '15.8.2':93C '26.7.2':78C,81C,96C '27.2':83C,86C,90C,98C,100C 'abl':105C 'access':40B,107C 'addit':52B,70C 'address':68C 'app':5A,39B,102C 'appl':1A,21B,33B,48B 'apple-devic':20B 'cve':14A,17A 'data':10A,43B,110C 'devic':22B 'fix':49B,75C 'flaw':13A 'gate':89C 'golden':88C 'io':2A,23B,57B,77C,82C 'ipado':24B,58B,80C,85C 'issu':31B,66C,73C 'let':37B 'list':56B 'maco':4A,25B,59B,87C,91C,94C 'may':103C 'oper':35B 'permiss':12A,30B,65C 'reach':7A,47B 'releas':63B 'restrict':53B,71C 'sensit':8A,41B,108C 'sequoia':92C 'system':36B 'taho':95C 'user':9A,42B,109C 'via':11A 'visiono':27B,60B,97C 'watcho':28B,62B,99C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Any device running the affected Apple operating systems before the listed fixed versions could be exposed, since an app on the device is the attack path. The sources do not say which apps or data types are involved, so the scope within a device is unknown. Devices already on the fixed versions are not affected.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:01+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-112678","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112678","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:01+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:01+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:30+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"}