CVE-2026-20626_CVE-2026-20626

7.8 / 10

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-20626

Source apple

Published Feb 11, 2026 at 22:58

Modified Feb 12, 2026 at 16:05

Affected Product

Vendor Apple

Product macOS

Version unspecified

Affected Versions Apple macOS unspecified
Apple visionOS unspecified
Apple macOS unspecified
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified

CWE Classification

CWE-862

References

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    "published": "2026-02-11T22:58:06.193Z",
    "modified": "2026-02-12T16:05:12.777Z",
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