---
id: "CVE-2026-84605"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-84605"]
title: "Apple iOS and iPadOS: authorization fix lets an app read device name"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple-devices", "infrastructure", "ios", "ipados"]
not_affected_if: ["already-updated-devices"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:15+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:55:21+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:57:08+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84605", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:55:21+00:00"}]
---

# Apple iOS and iPadOS: authorization fix lets an app read device name

Apple fixed an authorization issue in iOS and iPadOS in which an app could read the device's name. The sources give no further detail on the attack path.

_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 (or `sw_vers` on macOS-style tooling is not applicable; use the device settings)
- unknown

## Fix

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

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:55:21+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84605

## 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 read the device's name.

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