Installed-app enumeration via unsanitized LaunchServices logging
Published Feb 11, 2026 · Updated Feb 11, 2026
Information disclosure in LaunchServices in Apple iOS and iPadOS allows local users to enumerate installed apps through an app. LaunchServices places installed-app information in logs without sufficient sanitization, making the inventory observable to an app. Affected branches are before 18.7.5 and before 26.3; app execution is required, and the reported consequence is inventory disclosure only.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in LaunchServices in Apple iOS and iPadOS allows local users to enumerate installed apps through an app. LaunchServices places installed-app information in logs without sufficient sanitization, making the inventory observable to an app. Affected branches are before 18.7.5 and before 26.3; app execution is required, and the reported consequence is inventory disclosure only.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-20663
- Published
- Feb 11, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 11, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- CWE-532, T1418
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <18.7
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <26.3
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