---
id: "CVE-2026-86955"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-86955"]
title: "Apple iOS and iPadOS: authorization flaw lets an app read sensitive user data"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple", "infrastructure", "ios", "ipados", "mobile-fleet"]
not_affected_if: ["already-updated-device"]
published_at: "2026-10-20T01:17:28+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T04:12:35+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86955", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00"}]
---

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

An authorization check in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 was missing or weak, so an app can reach sensitive user data it should not see. The sources do not name the affected component or data type.

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

## How to check

- Check the device version in Settings > General > About; `iOS 27` or `iPadOS 27` before the fixed build means exposed
- unknown for any command-line check

## Fix

- Update iOS and iPadOS to the fixed release of 27 (exact build number unknown)

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86955

## From the sources

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

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