CVE-2026-86895

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Persistent Account Identifier Disclosure in iOS and iPadOS

Publication date: 2026-09-14

Last updated on: 2026-09-16

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. A local app may be able to read a persistent account identifier.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-09-14

Last Modified

2026-09-16

Generated

2026-10-05

AI Q&A

2026-09-15

EPSS Evaluated

2026-10-04

NVD

CVE-2026-86895

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	ipados	to 27.0 (exc)
apple	iphone_os	to 27.0 (exc)
apple	visionos	to 27.0 (exc)
apple	watchos	to 27.0 (exc)
apple	tvos	to 27.0 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-200	The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an information disclosure issue caused by poor state management in Apple's operating systems. It allows a local app to read a persistent account identifier that should remain private.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability is specific to Apple operating systems and involves a local app reading a persistent account identifier. Detection would require checking for unauthorized access to system identifiers on affected devices running versions prior to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, or watchOS 27.

Impact Analysis

A malicious app on your device could access your persistent account identifier, potentially linking your activity across apps or services without your consent. This could enable tracking or targeted attacks.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability may violate privacy regulations like GDPR by exposing persistent identifiers without user consent. It could also conflict with HIPAA if health-related data is linked to the identifier.

Mitigation Strategies

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

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