Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Apple Products
CVE-2026-20626

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Apple
Status
iOS And iPad OS
Mac OS
Visionos
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 February 2026

What is CVE-2026-20626?

A vulnerability exists in Apple's operating systems that potentially allows a malicious application to gain root privileges, posing significant security risks. Apple has addressed this issue through enhanced validation measures in the latest updates, including macOS Sequoia version 15.7.4, iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS version 26.3. Users are encouraged to update their devices to mitigate this risk and ensure protections against unauthorized access.

Affected Version(s)

iOS and iPadOS 0 < 26.3

macOS 0 < 15.7.4

macOS 0 < 26.3

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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