State issues in macOS - CVE-2026-20617

Vulnerability identifier: #VU122677

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20617

CWE-ID: CWE-371

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a state management issue in CoreServices. A local application can gain root privileges.

macOS
visionOS
watchOS
tvOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS

Install update from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 26.3 25D125, 14.8.4 23J319
visionOS - update to 26.3
watchOS - update to 26.3 23S620
tvOS - update to 26.3 23K620
iPadOS - update to 26.3 23D127
Apple iOS - update to 26.3 23D127

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348

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