Privacy Data Exposure in iOS and iPadOS

Publication date: 2026-09-14

Last updated on: 2026-09-14

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. An app may be able to fingerprint the user.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-09-14

Last Modified

2026-09-14

Generated

2026-09-15

AI Q&A

2026-09-15

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-28938

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	ios	26.6
apple	ipad_os	26.6

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Exploitability

CWE

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This is a privacy issue where sensitive data was moved to prevent fingerprinting of users. It was fixed in iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6. An app might have been able to track or identify users through this data before the fix.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow apps to uniquely identify or track you without your consent by collecting sensitive data that could be used for fingerprinting.

Mitigation Strategies

Update iOS to version 26.6 or later and iPadOS to version 26.6 or later to address the privacy issue and prevent potential user fingerprinting.

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