Apple visionOS up to 26 State Management improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple visionOS up to 26. This affects an unknown part of the component State Management. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-28850. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple visionOS up to 26 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component State Management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in visionOS 27. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-28850 since 03/03/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/20/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

Upgrading to version 27 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: visionOS 27

Timelineinfo

03/03/2026 CVE reserved
10/20/2026 +230 days Advisory disclosed
10/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-28850 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28850
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-422600

Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2026 03:25
Changes: 10/20/2026 03:25 (55)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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