App Privacy Report Logging Bypass in Apple Privacy
CVE-2026-28873 is a privacy/control-bypass issue in Apple’s Privacy component affecting iOS and iPadOS. According to the provided advisory text, a malicious app may be able to circumvent App Privacy Report logging. Apple states the issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks, indicating the flaw involved insufficient enforcement of entitlement-based access restrictions around the App Privacy Report logging mechanism. The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.4, and iPadOS 26.4.
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A privacy control bypass vulnerability affecting Privacy that may allow an app to circumvent App Privacy Report logging.
A privacy/control issue that may allow an app to circumvent App Privacy Report logging.
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