---
id: "CVE-2026-112701"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112701"]
title: "Apple iOS and iPadOS: authorization flaw lets an app read sensitive user data"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple", "infrastructure", "ios", "ipados", "mobile-fleet"]
not_affected_if: ["up-to-date-os"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:18:05+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:23:15+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112701", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00"}]
---

# Apple iOS and iPadOS: authorization flaw lets an app read sensitive user data

An authorization check in Apple's iOS and iPadOS was fixed with improved state management. A malicious or compromised app may be able to access sensitive user data it should not reach.

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

## How to check

- Check the device version under Settings > General > About; `unknown` if the sources do not give a command for managed fleets
- Compare the installed build against the fixed versions listed in the Fix field

## Fix

- Update iOS and iPadOS to `26.7.2` on the 26 branch or `27.2` on the 27 branch
- Confirm with the device's Software Update screen or MDM inventory

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112701

## 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. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

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