---
id: CVE-2026-86904
title: A privacy issue was addressed with improved state management
summary: >-
  A privacy issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is
  fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, watchOS 27. An app
  may be able to track users across apps and websites without permission.
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-359
vendor: apple
product: ipados
affected:
  - ipados < 26.7
  - iphone_os < 26.7
  - watchos < 27.0
patched:
  - ipados 26.7
  - iphone_os 26.7
  - watchos 27.0
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-16T01:02:19.560'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86904'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149034'
    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/149041'
    label: product-security@apple.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00428
epssPercentile: 0.34377
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-15T18:16:21.178495Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T21:15:17.476Z'
---

## Overview

A privacy issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to track users across apps and websites without permission.

## Affected

- `ipados < 26.7`
- `iphone_os < 26.7`
- `watchos < 27.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `ipados 26.7`
- `iphone_os 26.7`
- `watchos 27.0`