---
id: "CVE-2026-86920"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-86920"]
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: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple-devices", "infrastructure", "ios", "ipados", "macos", "visionos"]
not_affected_if: ["already-patched"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:28+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:55:22+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:57:01+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86920", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:55:22+00:00"}]
---

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

An authorization issue in Apple's operating systems lets a malicious or compromised app access sensitive user data it should not reach. Apple fixed it in iOS 26.7.2, iPadOS 26.7.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, and in iOS 27 and related 27 releases.

_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 (iOS and iPadOS) or `sw_vers -productVersion` (macOS)
- Compare against the fixed versions listed in the sources: `26.7.2` for iOS, iPadOS and macOS Tahoe, `15.8.2` for macOS Sequoia, and 27 releases for iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate 27
- Affected component and data type are unknown from the sources

## Fix

- Update iOS and iPadOS to `26.7.2` or later, or to iOS 27 and iPadOS 27
- Update macOS Tahoe to `26.7.2`, macOS Sequoia to `15.8.2`, or macOS Golden Gate 27
- Update visionOS to 27

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:55:22+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86920

## 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 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, visionOS 27. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

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