CVE-2026-20677

A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions.

Score

CVSS 3.1 9.0 Critical

Status

Modified - product-security@apple.com

Published

2026-02-11

Last modified

2026-08-21

Weaknesses

CWE-362, CWE-367

Affected products

• Ios And Ipados (Apple)
• Ipados (Apple)
• Iphone Os (Apple)
• Macos (Apple)
• Visionos (Apple)

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126347
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353