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High 7.8Published Feb 11, 2026
CVE-2026-20615A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
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A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
apple ipados apple:ipados | before 26.3 | NVD |
apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os | before 26.3 | NVD |
apple macos apple:macos | from 14.0 before 14.8.4; from 26.0 before 26.3 | NVD |
apple visionos apple:visionos | before 26.3 | NVD |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353release-notes, vendor-advisory
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