Authorization Issue in macOS Products by Apple
CVE-2026-20662

4.6MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Apple
Status
Mac OS
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 February 2026

What is CVE-2026-20662?

An authorization vulnerability has been identified in Apple’s macOS products, impacting users with locked devices. If an attacker has physical access, they may exploit this flaw to access sensitive user information. Apple has addressed this issue in the updates provided for macOS Sequoia 15.7.4 and macOS Tahoe 26.3, enhancing state management to mitigate the risk of unauthorized data exposure.

Affected Version(s)

macOS 0 < 15.7.4

macOS 0 < 26.3

References

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

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.6
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Physical
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

.