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 removing sensitive data. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, visionOS 27. An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.

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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-2026-86887

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	ios	26.7
apple	ipados	26.7
apple	ios	27
apple	ipados	27
apple	visionos	27

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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 an app may bypass certain Privacy preferences in iOS, iPadOS, or visionOS. Sensitive data was removed to address the problem, and fixes are included in iOS 26.7, iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and visionOS 27.

Impact Analysis

An app exploiting this could access or misuse sensitive data despite Privacy preferences being set. This may lead to unauthorized data exposure or privacy breaches on affected devices.

Mitigation Strategies

Update affected Apple devices to iOS 26.7 or later, iPadOS 26.7 or later, iOS 27 or later, iPadOS 27 or later, and visionOS 27 or later to address the privacy issue.

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