High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 11, 2026· Updated Apr 2, 2026

CVE-2026-20614

Description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=14.0,<14.8.4
Apple Inc./macOS Sequoiallm-fuzzy
Range: <15.7.4

Patches

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References

support.apple.com/en-us/126348nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/126349nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/126350nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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