Description
This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to fingerprint the user.
Published: 2026-09-14
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Information Disclosure via User Fingerprinting
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A missing entitlement check in Apple operating systems allows an application to gather device‑specific identifiers, enabling the application to fingerprint the user. The flaw stems from insufficient verification of system entitlements before exposing identifying information. The potential impact is that an attacker could uniquely track a device or correlate data across services, compromising user privacy.

Affected Systems

Apple devices running iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS before version 27 are affected. The vulnerability is addressed in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, and watchOS 27.

Risk and Exploitability

It has a low EPSS score of < 1%, indicating a very low but non‑zero probability of exploitation, and it is not included in the CISA KEV catalog. The CVSS score of 7.5 marks this vulnerability as moderate to high severity, underscoring the privacy risk from user fingerprinting. The flaw can be leveraged by any application that obtains device identifiers on affected systems, enabling unique tracking of the device or correlation of data across services.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 20, 2026 at 21:54 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the device operating system to version 27 or later for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS.
  • If an update is not currently available, restrict app installation to trusted sources and inspect app behavior for identifier usage.
  • Apply MDM policies or device management controls that enforce entitlement restrictions around system identifier APIs.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 20, 2026 at 21:54 UTC.

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History

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title App Entitlement Check Failure Allows User Fingerprinting

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-862
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Application Entitlement Bypass Allows User Fingerprinting
Weaknesses CWE-200

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Application Entitlement Bypass Allows User Fingerprinting
Weaknesses CWE-200

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 03:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple tvos
Apple visionos
Apple watchos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple tvos
Apple visionos
Apple watchos

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An app may be able to fingerprint the user.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-16T12:50:55.131Z

Reserved: 2026-09-01T21:13:23.287Z

Link: CVE-2026-84629

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-16T12:50:30.659Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-14T21:17:37.840

Modified: 2026-09-16T18:25:41.563

Link: CVE-2026-84629

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-20T22:00:09Z

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