VDB
CVE-2026-20693
CVE-2026-20693
PUBLISHED
CVSS 4.900000095367432 MEDIUM
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An attacker with root privileges may be able to delete protected system files.
EPSS 0.04% · 14.1th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
4.900000095367432
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
0.04%
14.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| apple | macos | 14.0, 26.0, 15.0 |
| Apple | macOS | 0, 0, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- CIRCL seen: CVE-2026-20693 (circl-sighting)
- CIRCL seen: CVE-2026-20693 (circl-sighting)
- CIRCL seen: CVE-2026-20693 (circl-sighting)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794 (circl)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126795 (circl)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126796 (circl)
- macos_v2_generated.go (github-poc)
- macos_v2_generated.go (github-poc)
- macos_v2_generated.go (github-poc)
- macos_v2_generated.go (github-poc)
…and 4 more exploits
Timeline
- Mar 25, 2026 CVE Published
- Mar 25, 2026 EPSS Score
- Mar 25, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Mar 25, 2026 PoC Published
- Mar 26, 2026 PoC Published
- Mar 26, 2026 PoC Published
- Mar 29, 2026 Security Advisory
- May 18, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 19, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 22, 2026 EPSS Score
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126793 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126798 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126800 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126796 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126792 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126795 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126799 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126797 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126801 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20693 advisory