Logging Issue in Apple Products Affecting Privacy Preferences
CVE-2026-113898

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Key Information:

Vendor: Apple
Status: iOS And iPad OS; Mac OS; TV OS; Visionos
Vendor: CVE Published:; 26 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-113898?

A new vulnerability has been identified in various Apple operating systems, stemming from a logging issue that compromises privacy preferences. Malicious applications can exploit this flaw to potentially bypass critical privacy settings, risking user data exposure. Apple has addressed the problem with improved data redaction in the latest updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS. Users are urged to update their devices to safeguard against unauthorized data access.

Affected Version(s)

iOS and iPadOS 0 < 26.7.2

iOS and iPadOS 0 < 27.2

macOS 0 < 15.8.2

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149227

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149230

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149521

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Timeline

Vulnerability published
Oct 26, 2026
Vulnerability Reserved
Oct 20, 2026

CVE-2026-113898 Data

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