9
/ 10
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions.
AI Analysis
A race condition vulnerability in macOS allows a shortcut to bypass sandbox restrictions
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-20677
Source
apple
Published
Feb 11, 2026 at 22:58
Modified
Feb 17, 2026 at 15:31
Affected Product
Vendor
Apple
Product
macOS
Version
unspecified
Affected Versions
Apple macOS unspecified
Apple visionOS unspecified
Apple macOS unspecified
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified
Apple visionOS unspecified
Apple macOS unspecified
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified
CWE Classification
AI Assessment
AI Score
9 / 10
AI Severity
Critical
Vendor
Apple
Product
macOS, iOS, iPadOS, visionOS
Version
Tahoe 26.3, Sonoma 14.8.4, 18.7.5, 26.3