CVE-2026-20677 (GCVE-0-2026-20677)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-11 22:58 – Updated: 2026-04-07 14:34
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Summary
A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions.
Severity ?
9 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions
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Vendor Product Version
Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: 0 , < 18.7.5 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 26.3 (custom)
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    Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 14.8.4 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 26.3 (custom)
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    Apple visionOS Affected: 0 , < 26.3 (custom)
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