FKIE_CVE-2026-20617

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-02-11 23:16 - Updated: 2026-02-13 20:02
Severity ?
7.0 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/126346Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/126348Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/126350Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/126351Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/126352Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/126353Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple ipados *
apple iphone_os *
apple macos *
apple macos *
apple tvos *
apple visionos *
apple watchos *
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