Apple macOS/iOS Sandbox Data Leak prior to 26.3/18.7.5
CVE-2026-20680 Published on February 11, 2026
The issue was addressed with additional restrictions on the observability of app states. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. A sandboxed app may be able to access sensitive user data.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-20680 is exploitable 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 high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Information Disclosure Vulnerability?
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
CVE-2026-20680 has been classified to as an Information Disclosure vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-20680
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Affected Versions
Apple macOS:- Version unspecified and below 26.3 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 15.7 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 14.8 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 26.3 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 18.7 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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