CVE-2026-20677 - Vulnerability Analysis

Overview

Apple macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, iOS 18.7.5, iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3, and iPadOS 26.3 contain a race condition caused by improper handling of symbolic links, letting attackers bypass sandbox restrictions, exploit requires creating a shortcut.

Severity & Score

Impact

Attackers can bypass sandbox restrictions, potentially leading to unauthorized access or privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Update to macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, iOS 18.7.5, iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3, and iPadOS 26.3 or later.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126347
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353

Social Media Activity(1 post)

TheHackerWire

@thehackerwire

Feb 13, 2026

🔴 CVE-2026-20677 - Critical (9) A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox ... 🔗 https://www.thehackerwire.com/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20677/ #CVE #vulnerability #infosec #cybersecurity #security #Tenda #patchstack

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