CVE-2026-20697

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126795	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126796	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-25 01:17

Updated : 2026-03-25 21:31

NVD link : CVE-2026-20697

Mitre link : CVE-2026-20697

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20697

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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