CVE-2026-20688 (GCVE-0-2026-20688)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-03-25 00:31
Modified
2026-04-02 18:09
Severity ?
9.3 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Summary
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, visionOS 26.4. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple iOS and iPadOS Version: 0   < 26.4
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   Apple macOS Version: 0   < 14.8.5
Version: 0   < 15.7.5
Version: 0   < 26.4
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   Apple visionOS Version: 0   < 26.4
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