CVE-2026-20680
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Sandbox Escape in Apple OS Allowing Sensitive Data Access

Publication date: 2026-02-11

Last updated on: 2026-04-02

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description
The issue was addressed with additional restrictions on the observability of app states. 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. A sandboxed app may be able to access sensitive user data.

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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-2026-20680
EUVD
EUVD-2026-6227

Affected Vendors & Products

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Vendor Product Version / Range
apple ipados to 18.7.5 (exc)
apple ipados From 26.0 (inc) to 26.3 (exc)
apple iphone_os to 18.7.5 (exc)
apple iphone_os From 26.0 (inc) to 26.3 (exc)
apple macos to 14.8.4 (exc)
apple macos From 15.0 (inc) to 15.7.4 (exc)
apple macos From 26.0 (inc) to 26.3 (exc)

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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 involves a sandboxed app potentially being able to access sensitive user data due to insufficient restrictions on the observability of app states.

The issue was addressed by adding additional restrictions to prevent such access, and the fix is included in specific versions of macOS, iOS, and iPadOS.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow a sandboxed app to access sensitive user data that it should not normally be able to see.

This could lead to privacy breaches or unauthorized disclosure of personal information.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update your Apple devices to the fixed versions: macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, iOS 18.7.5, iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3, and iPadOS 26.3.

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