---
id: "CVE-2026-112681"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112681"]
title: "Apple iOS and iPadOS: missing entitlement checks let apps fingerprint users"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["ios", "ipados", "mobile-fleet", "other"]
not_affected_if: ["already-updated"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:18:02+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:23:33+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112681", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00"}]
---

# Apple iOS and iPadOS: missing entitlement checks let apps fingerprint users

Apple fixed a flaw in iOS and iPadOS where an app could fingerprint the user through missing entitlement checks. The sources do not describe the exact data exposed or the attack path beyond that.

_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; the sources do not give a command.
- unknown

## Fix

- Update iOS and iPadOS to `26.7.2` or later on the 26 line, or `27.2` or later on the 27 line.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112681

## 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. An app may be able to fingerprint the user.

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