Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 11, 2026· Updated Apr 2, 2026

CVE-2026-20653

Description

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, 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 access sensitive user data.

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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: <18.7.5
- (no CPE)range: 18.7.5, 26.3
Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <18.7.5
Apple Inc./macOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <14.8.4
Apple Inc./Visionos
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <26.3
Cisco Systems, Inc./Cisco iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: 18.7.5, 26.3
Apple Inc./macOS Sequoiallm-fuzzy
Range: 15.7.4

Patches

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References

support.apple.com/en-us/126346nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/126347nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/126348nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/126349nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/126350nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/126353nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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