Protection Mechanism Failure in macOS - CVE-2026-20606

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Protection Mechanism Failure in macOS - CVE-2026-20606

Published: February 11, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU122717
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20606
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to bypass privacy preferences.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures in UIKit. A local application can bypass certain Privacy preferences.


Affected software

macOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS

How to mitigate CVE-2026-20606

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 26.3 25D125, 14.8.4 23J319, 15.7.4 24G517
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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