Privacy fix: improved data redaction in macOS Tahoe 26.3
CVE-2026-20681 Published on February 11, 2026
A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3. An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-20681 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 Information Disclosure Vulnerability?
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
CVE-2026-20681 has been classified to as an Information Disclosure vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-20681
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Affected Versions
Apple macOS:- Version unspecified and below 26.3 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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