---
id: "CVE-2026-28850"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-28850"]
title: "visionOS: authorization flaw lets an app reach sensitive user data"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple-vision-pro", "infrastructure", "mobile", "visionos"]
not_affected_if: ["visionos-27-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-20T01:17:11+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T04:12:43+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28850", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00"}]
---

# visionOS: authorization flaw lets an app reach sensitive user data

Apple's visionOS has an authorization flaw that was fixed by improved state management in visionOS 27. A malicious or compromised app may be able to read 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 installed visionOS version in Settings > General > About on the headset
- unknown for any further detail the sources do not give

## Fix

- Update visionOS to `27` or later
- unknown for any interim mitigation

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28850

## From the sources

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in visionOS 27. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

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