---
id: "CVE-2026-113914"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-113914"]
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: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple-devices", "ios", "ipados", "other"]
not_affected_if: ["already-updated"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:18:08+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:31+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:21:52+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113914", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:31+00:00"}]
---

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

An authorization check in Apple iOS and iPadOS was weak, so an app can reach sensitive user data it should not see. Apple fixed it in iOS 26.7.2, iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2.

_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, or run `sw_vers` on a Mac-linked tool; compare against `26.7.2` or `27.2`
- unknown

## Fix

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

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:31+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113914

## 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.

---

_Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai_