CVE-2026-20693 — Incorrect Permission Assignment in Apple Macos

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment4 documents4 sources
Severity
4.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 88.35%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apple Macos
Timeline
PublishedMar 25

Description

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An attacker with root privileges may be able to delete protected system files.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.2 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-9rf8-v52w-cq3h: This issue was addressed through improved state management↗2026-03-25
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CVEList
CVE-2026-20693: This issue was addressed through improved state management↗2026-03-25
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-20693 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2026-20693 — Incorrect Permission Assignment | cvebase