Local App May Access Persistent Account Identifier in Apple Systems

Publication date: 2026-09-14

Last updated on: 2026-09-14

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. A local app may be able to read a persistent account identifier.

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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-2026-84583

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	ios	26.7
apple	ipados	26.7
apple	ios	27
apple	ipados	27
apple	macos_golden_gate	27
apple	macos_sequoia	15.8
apple	macos_tahoe	26.7
apple	tvos	27
apple	visionos	27
apple	watchos	27

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Exploitability

CWE

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a permissions issue in Apple operating systems where a local app could potentially read a persistent account identifier. It was addressed by adding additional restrictions in updated versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS.

Impact Analysis

A local app exploiting this could access your persistent account identifier, which might be used to track you across services or link your activity to your identity without your consent.

Mitigation Strategies

Update affected devices to the latest versions mentioned in the CVE description to address the permissions issue and prevent local apps from reading persistent account identifiers.

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