Permissions Issue in iOS and iPadOS with Sensitive Data Exposure

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 27 and iPadOS 27. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

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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-2026-86878

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
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 vulnerability is a permissions issue in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 where an app may be able to access sensitive user data due to insufficient restrictions.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to gain access to sensitive user data on your device if you are using iOS 27 or iPadOS 27 without the fix.

Mitigation Strategies

Update iOS to version 27 and iPadOS to version 27 to address the permissions issue and prevent unauthorized access to sensitive user data.

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