---
id: CVE-2026-64761
title: A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of user preferences
summary: >-
  A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of user preferences. This
  issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An app may be able to identify what
  other apps a user has installed.
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-200
vendor: apple
product: ipados
affected:
  - ipados < 27.0
  - iphone_os < 27.0
patched:
  - ipados 27.0
  - iphone_os 27.0
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-16T17:26:19.630'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64761'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034'
    label: product-security@apple.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0034
epssPercentile: 0.24698
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-15T18:47:30.445419Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T21:15:17.485Z'
---

## Overview

A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of user preferences. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. An app may be able to identify what other apps a user has installed.

## Affected

- `ipados < 27.0`
- `iphone_os < 27.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `ipados 27.0`
- `iphone_os 27.0`