Apple macOS Tahoe 26.3 Addresses Keystroke Monitoring Permissions Issue
CVE-2026-20601 Published on February 11, 2026
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3. An app may be able to monitor keystrokes without user permission.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-20601 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Authorization Vulnerability?
The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
CVE-2026-20601 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
Apple macOS:- Version unspecified and below 26.3 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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