CVE-2026-20693 (GCVE-0-2026-20693)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-03-25 00:31
Modified
2026-04-02 18:11
Severity ?
4.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • An attacker with root privileges may be able to delete protected system files
Summary
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An attacker with root privileges may be able to delete protected system files.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Version: 0   < 14.8.5
Version: 0   < 15.7.5
Version: 0   < 26.4
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