CVE-2026-20617

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH

7.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126351	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126352	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-02-11 23:16

Updated : 2026-02-25 19:43

NVD link : CVE-2026-20617

Mitre link : CVE-2026-20617

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20617

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

watchos
macos
ipados
visionos
iphone_os
tvos

CWE

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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