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Medium 4.3Published Aug 21, 2026
CVE-2026-20679The issue was addressed with improved checks.
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The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination.
- CVSS
- 4.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-125, CWE-416
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- apple
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Apple macOS apple:macos (from the name) | before 14.8.5; before 15.7.5; before 26.4 | CNA record |
apple macos apple:macos | from 14.0 before 14.8.5; from 15.0 before 15.7.5; from 26.0 before 26.4 | NVD |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126795release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126796release-notes, vendor-advisory
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