---
id: "CVE-2026-112707"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112707"]
title: "Apple iOS and iPadOS: apps can list other installed apps"
severity: "low"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "ios", "ipados", "mobile-fleet"]
not_affected_if: ["already-patched"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:18:05+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:23:11+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112707", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00"}]
---

# Apple iOS and iPadOS: apps can list other installed apps

A privacy flaw in iOS and iPadOS let an app identify which other apps the user has installed. Apple fixed it by moving the sensitive data to a protected location.

_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; unknown whether the sources give a further check
- unknown

## Fix

- Update iOS to `26.7.2` or later on iOS 26 devices, or `27.2` or later on iOS 27 devices
- Update iPadOS to `26.7.2` or later on iPadOS 26 devices, or `27.2` or later on iPadOS 27 devices

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:30+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112707

## From the sources

A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data to a protected location. 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 identify what other apps a user has installed.

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