Apple Mail privacy flaw: Hide IP Address ineffective pre-iOS 26.4/macOS 14.8.5
CVE-2026-20692 Published on March 25, 2026

A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of user preferences. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4. "Hide IP Address" and "Block All Remote Content" may not apply to all mail content.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-20692 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or 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 no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.

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

Products Associated with CVE-2026-20692

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Affected Versions

Apple iOS and iPadOS: Apple macOS:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.04%
Percentile
12.09%

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.