---
id: "CVE-2026-65397"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-65397"]
title: "Apple iOS and macOS: 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", "ios", "ipados", "macos", "other", "visionos"]
not_affected_if: ["already-updated"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:18:46+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:32+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:21:23+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65397", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:32+00:00"}]
---

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

Apple fixed an authorization issue in iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS that let an app access sensitive user data it should not reach. The sources give no CVSS score, no exploitation status and no technical detail beyond that.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed version under Settings > General > About on iPhone or iPad, or Apple menu > About This Mac on macOS, and compare with the fixed releases below
- unknown

## Fix

- Update iOS and iPadOS to `26.7.2` or `27.2`
- Update macOS Tahoe to `26.7.2`, macOS Sequoia to `15.8.2` or macOS Golden Gate to `27.2`
- Update visionOS to `27.2`

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:32+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65397

## 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, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, visionOS 27.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

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