FKIE_CVE-2026-20677

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-02-11 23:16 - Updated: 2026-04-02 19:21
Severity ?
9.0 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.0 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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 Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/126346Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/126347Release 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/126353Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple ipados *
apple ipados *
apple iphone_os *
apple iphone_os *
apple macos *
apple macos *
apple visionos *
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