High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Feb 11, 2026· Updated Apr 2, 2026

CVE-2026-20617

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 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./tvOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <26.3
Apple Inc./Visionos
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <26.3
Apple Inc./watchOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <26.3
Cisco Systems, Inc./Cisco iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <26.3
Apple Inc./macOS Tahoellm-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/126351nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/126352nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/126353nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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