CVE-2026-20677
published 2026-02-11CVE-2026-20677: 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…
PriorityP343critical9CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRNUINSCCHIHAH
EPSS
0.28%
20.1th percentile
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.
Affected
16 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | ios_18.7.5_and_ipados | — | — |
| apple | ios_26.3_and_ipados | — | — |
| apple | ios_and_ipados | < 18.7.5 | 18.7.5 |
| apple | ios_and_ipados | < 26.3 | 26.3 |
| apple | ipados | < 18.7.5 | 18.7.5 |
| apple | ipados | >= 26.0 < 26.3 | 26.3 |
| apple | iphone_os | < 18.7.5 | 18.7.5 |
| apple | iphone_os | >= 26.0 < 26.3 | 26.3 |
| apple | macos | < 15.7.4 | 15.7.4 |
| apple | macos | < 26.3 | 26.3 |
| apple | macos | < 14.8.4 | 14.8.4 |
| apple | macos | >= 26.0 < 26.3 | 26.3 |
| apple | macos_sonoma | — | — |
| apple | macos_tahoe | — | — |
| apple | visionos | < 26.3 | 26.3 |
| apple | visionos | — | — |
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VulDB
Apple macOS/visionOS/iOS/iPadOS up to 26.2 race condition
vuldb·2026-08-22·CVSS 9.0
CVE-2026-20677 [CRITICAL] Apple macOS/visionOS/iOS/iPadOS up to 26.2 race condition
A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple macOS, visionOS, iOS and iPadOS up to 26.2. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in race condition.
This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-20677. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available.
It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
GHSA
GHSA-qjq9-mpcc-f8cr: A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-02-12
CVE-2026-20677 [CRITICAL] CWE-362 GHSA-qjq9-mpcc-f8cr: A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links
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 restrictions.
Apple
CVE-2026-20677: macOS Sonoma 14.8.4
vendor_apple·2026-02-11·CVSS 9.0
CVE-2026-20677 [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-20677: macOS Sonoma 14.8.4
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Sonoma 14.8.4
Product: macOS Sonoma
Version: 14.8.4
CVE: CVE-2026-20677
Component: Messages
Impact: A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links.
Apple
CVE-2026-20677: macOS Tahoe 26.3
vendor_apple·2026-02-11·CVSS 9.0
CVE-2026-20677 [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-20677: macOS Tahoe 26.3
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Tahoe 26.3
Product: macOS Tahoe
Version: 26.3
CVE: CVE-2026-20677
Component: Messages
Impact: A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links.
Apple
CVE-2026-20677: iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5
vendor_apple·2026-02-11·CVSS 9.0
CVE-2026-20677 [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-20677: iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5
Apple Security Update: About the security content of iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5
Product: iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS
Version: 18.7.5
CVE: CVE-2026-20677
Component: Messages
Impact: A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links.
Apple
CVE-2026-20677: iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3
vendor_apple·2026-02-11·CVSS 9.0
CVE-2026-20677 [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-20677: iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3
Apple Security Update: About the security content of iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3
Product: iOS 26.3 and iPadOS
Version: 26.3
CVE: CVE-2026-20677
Component: Messages
Impact: A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links.
Apple
CVE-2026-20677: visionOS 26.3
vendor_apple·2026-02-11·CVSS 9.0
CVE-2026-20677 [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-20677: visionOS 26.3
Apple Security Update: About the security content of visionOS 26.3
Product: visionOS
Version: 26.3
CVE: CVE-2026-20677
Component: Messages
Impact: A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2026-02-11
Published