Fingerprinting Vulnerability in iOS and iPadOS

Publication date: 2026-09-14

Last updated on: 2026-09-14

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. 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-2026-84629

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	ios	27
apple	ipad_os	27
apple	tv_os	27
apple	vision_os	27
apple	watch_os	27

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability allows an app to potentially identify or track a user without proper permissions. It was fixed in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27 through additional entitlement checks.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to gather information about your device or user behavior, potentially leading to privacy breaches or targeted attacks.

Mitigation Strategies

Update affected devices to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, or watchOS 27 to address the issue.

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