CVE-2026-20688

CWE-22 — Path Traversal4 documents4 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICAL
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.64%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Visionos+2 more
Timeline
PublishedMar 25

Description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, visionOS 26.4. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.5 | Impact: 6.0

Affected Packages7 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 14.8.5+2
▶NVDapple/macos14.0 — 14.8.5+2
▶NVDapple/ipados< 26.4
▶CVEListV5apple/visionos< 26.4
▶NVDapple/visionos< 26.4

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
CVE-2026-20688: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation↗2026-03-25
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GHSA
GHSA-8x27-8fvr-pw94: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation↗2026-03-25
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-20688 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2026-20688 (CRITICAL CVSS 9.3) | A path handling issue was addressed | cvebase.io