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.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-20601 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. 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.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
LOW
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
NONE

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.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-20601

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Affected Versions

Apple macOS:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.01%
Percentile
0.25%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.