CVE-2026-20677 (GCVE-0-2026-20677)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-11 22:58 – Updated: 2026-08-21 00:38
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Summary
A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions.
Severity
9 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-17 15:29 UTC
CWE
- A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions
- CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
Assigner
References
Impacted products
3 products
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