CVE-2026-20677Race Condition in Apple IOS AND Ipados

Severity
9.0CRITICALNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 77.60%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedFeb 11
Latest updateFeb 12

Description

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 Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 6.0

Affected Packages7 packages

CVEListV5apple/macos< 14.8.4+1
NVDapple/macos26.026.3+1
NVDapple/ipados26.026.3+1
CVEListV5apple/ios_and_ipados< 18.7.5+1
CVEListV5apple/visionos< 26.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-qjq9-mpcc-f8cr: A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links2026-02-12
CVEList
CVE-2026-20677: A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links2026-02-11

📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2026-20677: macOS Sonoma 14.8.42026-02-11
Apple
CVE-2026-20677: macOS Tahoe 26.32026-02-11
Apple
CVE-2026-20677: iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.52026-02-11
Apple
CVE-2026-20677: iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.32026-02-11
Apple
CVE-2026-20677: visionOS 26.32026-02-11

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-20677 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
CVE-2026-20677 — Race Condition in Apple IOS AND Ipados | cvebase