CVE-2026-20617

high

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126352

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126351

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350

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

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-02-11

Updated: 2026-02-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H