CVE-2026-20677

9.0 CRITICAL
Published: February 11, 2026 Modified: February 17, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346
Source: product-security@apple.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126347
Source: product-security@apple.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348
Source: product-security@apple.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350
Source: product-security@apple.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353
Source: product-security@apple.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory

5 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.0 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
22th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362 CWE-367

Affected Vendors

apple

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