Authorization Bypass in iOS and iPadOS via State Management

Publication date: 2026-09-14

Last updated on: 2026-09-14

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An app may be able to fingerprint the device.

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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-2026-84623

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	ios	26.7
apple	ipad_os	26.7
apple	ios	27
apple	ipad_os	27

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Exploitability

CWE

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This is an authorization issue in Apple iOS and iPadOS where improved state management was needed. It affects versions before iOS 26.7, iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27, and iPadOS 27. The flaw could allow an app to gather device-specific information, potentially enabling device fingerprinting.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to collect device details, which may be used to track or identify your device without consent. This could compromise user privacy by enabling unauthorized fingerprinting.

Mitigation Strategies

Update affected Apple devices to iOS 26.7 or later and iPadOS 26.7 or later for iOS 26.x versions, or to iOS 27 or later and iPadOS 27 or later for iOS 27.x versions to address the authorization issue.

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