---
id: CVE-2026-84612
title: An authorization issue was addressed with improved access control
summary: >-
  An authorization issue was addressed with improved access control. This issue
  is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate
  27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An
  ap…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
vendor: apple
product: ipados
affected:
  - ipados < 26.7
  - iphone_os < 26.7
  - 'macos >= 15.0, < 15.8'
  - 'macos >= 26.0, < 26.7'
  - tvos < 27.0
  - visionos < 27.0
  - watchos < 27.0
patched:
  - ipados 26.7
  - iphone_os 26.7
  - macos 26.7
  - tvos 27.0
  - visionos 27.0
  - watchos 27.0
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-16T18:25:47.073'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84612'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149036'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149037'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149038'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149041'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042'
    label: product-security@apple.com
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043'
    label: product-security@apple.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00155
epssPercentile: 0.03899
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-16T12:09:31.658536Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T21:15:17.553Z'
---

## Overview

An authorization issue was addressed with improved access control. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to read persistent device identifiers.

## Affected

- `ipados < 26.7`
- `iphone_os < 26.7`
- `macos >= 15.0, < 15.8`
- `macos >= 26.0, < 26.7`
- `tvos < 27.0`
- `visionos < 27.0`
- `watchos < 27.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `ipados 26.7`
- `iphone_os 26.7`
- `macos 26.7`
- `tvos 27.0`
- `visionos 27.0`
- `watchos 27.0`