CVE-2026-20612

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Privacy Bypass in macOS Allows Unauthorized Sensitive Data Access

Publication date: 2026-02-11

Last updated on: 2026-04-02

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

A privacy issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-02-11

Last Modified

2026-04-02

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-02-12

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-20612

EUVD

EUVD-2026-6709

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	macos	From 15.0 (inc) to 15.7.4 (exc)
apple	macos	From 26.0 (inc) to 26.3 (exc)
apple	macos	From 14.0 (inc) to 14.8.4 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-200	The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a privacy issue in certain versions of macOS where an application may be able to access sensitive user data due to insufficient checks.

The issue was addressed by improving these checks to prevent unauthorized access.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an application to access sensitive user data without proper authorization, potentially compromising your privacy.

Compliance Impact

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Detection Guidance

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update your macOS system to one of the fixed versions: macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, or macOS Sonoma 14.8.4.

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