Permissions Issue in iOS 27 Allows Device Name Reading

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, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to read device name.

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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-2026-86893

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

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a permissions issue where an app may be able to read the device name due to insufficient restrictions. It was addressed in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27.

Impact Analysis

An app exploiting this could access your device name, which might be used for tracking or social engineering attacks. However, the impact is limited as it does not grant broader system access.

Mitigation Strategies

Update affected devices to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, or watchOS 27 to address the permissions issue and prevent unauthorized reading of device name.

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