VDB
CVE-2026-20626
CVE-2026-20626
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
EPSS 0.02% · 3.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS Score
0.02%
3.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| apple | ipados | 0 |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | 0 |
| Apple | visionOS | 0 |
| apple | iphone_os | 0 |
| apple | visionos | 0 |
| apple | macos | 15.0, 26.0 |
| Apple | macOS | 0, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- CIRCL seen: CVE-2026-20626 (circl-sighting)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346 (circl)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348 (circl)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349 (circl)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353 (circl)
- macos_v1_generated.go (github-poc)
- ios_v2_generated.go (github-poc)
- macos_v2_generated.go (github-poc)
- macos_v2_generated.go (github-poc)
- macos_v2_generated.go (github-poc)
…and 20 more exploits
Timeline
- Feb 11, 2026 CVE Published
- Feb 12, 2026 EPSS Score
- Feb 13, 2026 PoC Published
- Feb 14, 2026 EPSS Score
- Feb 16, 2026 EPSS Score
- Feb 18, 2026 EPSS Score
- Feb 20, 2026 EPSS Score
- Feb 22, 2026 EPSS Score
- Feb 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- Feb 26, 2026 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2026 EPSS Score
- Mar 2, 2026 EPSS Score
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126347 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126352 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126351 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126354 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20626 advisory