User fingerprinting via insufficient AuthKit permissions
Published Jul 27, 2026 · Updated Jul 27, 2026
Information disclosure in AuthKit in Apple operating systems before 26.6 allows local users to fingerprint the device user. AuthKit's permission checks permit an app to obtain an identifying signal; Apple has not disclosed the specific data or interface involved. Execution of an app on the affected device is required, and the disclosed consequence is limited to user fingerprinting.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in AuthKit in Apple operating systems before 26.6 allows local users to fingerprint the device user. AuthKit's permission checks permit an app to obtain an identifying signal; Apple has not disclosed the specific data or interface involved. Execution of an app on the affected device is required, and the disclosed consequence is limited to user fingerprinting.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-43730
- Published
- Jul 27, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- CWE-200
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Jul 27, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 27, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <26.6
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