Sensitive data access via flawed Spotlight authorization
Published Sep 14, 2026 · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Authorization bypass in Spotlight in Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS allows local users to access sensitive user data through an app. Apple has not published the affected Spotlight authorization check or the protected data exposed when that check is bypassed. Exploitation requires execution of an app on the device, and the reported consequence is limited to reading sensitive user data.
Summary
What happened
Authorization bypass in Spotlight in Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS allows local users to access sensitive user data through an app. Apple has not published the affected Spotlight authorization check or the protected data exposed when that check is bypassed. Exploitation requires execution of an app on the device, and the reported consequence is limited to reading sensitive user data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-84621
- Published
- Sep 14, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 14, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <26.7
- Affected versionversion=0 <27
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