CVE-2026-20700

7.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: February 11, 2026 Modified: February 13, 2026
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Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. An attacker with memory write capability may be able to execute arbitrary code. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26. CVE-2025-14174 and CVE-2025-43529 were also issued in response to this report.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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/126348
Source: product-security@apple.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126351
Source: product-security@apple.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126352
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
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-20700
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
66th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2026-03-05

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

apple