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CVE-2026-20631 - Vulnerability Analysis

HighCVSS: 8.8

Last Updated: March 25, 2026

Apple macOS Tahoe - Privilege Escalation

Published: March 25, 2026Updated: March 25, 2026Remote Exploitable

Overview

Apple macOS Tahoe 26.4 contains a privilege escalation caused by a logic issue due to insufficient checks, letting users elevate their privileges, exploit requires user access.

Severity & Score

Severity: High

CVSS Score: 8.8

Impact

Users can elevate their privileges, potentially gaining unauthorized access to system resources.

Mitigation

Update to macOS Tahoe 26.4 or later.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794

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Details

CVE ID: CVE-2026-20631
Severity: High
CVSS Score: 8.8
Type: broken_access_control
Status: confirmed

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

CVSS Metrics

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H