Apple iOS/iPadOS/macOS/visionOS Privacy Preferences improper authorization

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.3 | $25k-$100k | 0.63- |
Summary
A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Privacy Preferences. Performing a manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-112660. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component Privacy Preferences. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7.2 and iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, visionOS 27.2. An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.
It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-112660 since 10/19/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/26/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authorizationCWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
10/19/2026 CVE reserved10/26/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/26/2026 VulDB entry created
10/26/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-112660 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-112660
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-426759
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 10/26/2026 22:38Changes: 10/26/2026 22:38 (53)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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