CVE-2026-20677
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Publication date:
11/02/2026
Last modified:
12/02/2026
Description
A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
9.00
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.7.5 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 26.0 (including) | 26.3 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.7.5 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 26.0 (including) | 26.3 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14.8.4 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 26.0 (including) | 26.3 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 26.3 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page



