Permissions, privileges, and access controls in macOS - CVE-2026-20628

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Permissions, privileges, and access controls in macOS - CVE-2026-20628

Published: February 11, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU122693
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-2026-20628
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in Sandbox. A local application can break out of its sandbox.


Affected software

macOS
visionOS
watchOS
tvOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS

How to mitigate CVE-2026-20628

Install update from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 26.3 25D125, 14.8.4 23J319, 15.7.4 24G517
visionOS - update to 26.3
watchOS - update to 26.3 23S620
tvOS - update to 26.3 23K620
iPadOS - addressed in versions 18.7.5 22H311, 26.3 23D127
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 18.7.5 22H311, 26.3 23D127

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