High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 11, 2026· Updated Aug 21, 2026

CVE-2026-20615

Description

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

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Ipados2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <26.3
- (no CPE)range: = 26.3
Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <26.3
Apple Inc./macOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=14.0,<14.8.4
Apple Inc./Visionos2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <26.3
- (no CPE)range: = 26.3
Apple Inc./macOS Sequoiallm-fuzzy
Range: = 15.7.4
Apple Inc./macOS Sonomallm-fuzzy
Range: = 14.8.4
Apple Inc./macOS Tahoellm-fuzzy
Range: = 26.3
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: = 26.3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.apple.com/en-us/126346nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/126348nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/126350nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/126353nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/126349nvd

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