CVE-2026-20615CWE-22path-traversal

CVE-2026-20615

High · published February 12, 2026

CVSS v3.1

7.8

EPSS

Percentile

7.6

In the wild

Unconfirmed

What it is

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

The record

Technical detail

CVSS v3.1: 7.8 · HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0: Not supplied
EPSS: 0.00184 · 7.6th percentile
Weakness: CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published: 2026-02-12T04:16Z

Affected products (5)

Product	Versions	Fixed in
apple/ipados	< 26.3	26.3
apple/iphone_os	< 26.3	26.3
apple/macos	≥ 14.0, < 14.8.4	14.8.4
apple/macos	≥ 26.0, < 26.3	26.3
apple/visionos	< 26.3	26.3

References (5)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353 · [email protected]

EPSS history

Timeline

11 FEB 22:58Z
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation
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