CVE-2026-20681

Modified Modified - Updated After Analysis

Improper Data Redaction in macOS Tahoe Logs Exposes Contacts

Publication date: 2026-02-11

Last updated on: 2026-02-13

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3. An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-02-11

Last Modified

2026-02-13

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-02-12

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-20681

EUVD

EUVD-2026-5936

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	macos	to 26.3 (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 related to insufficient redaction of private data in log entries on macOS Tahoe. Because of this, an application may be able to access information about a user's contacts that should have been protected.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability could allow an application to access sensitive information about a user's contacts without proper authorization, potentially leading to privacy breaches or misuse of personal contact data.

Compliance Impact

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Mitigation Strategies

The vulnerability is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3. To mitigate this issue, you should update your system to macOS Tahoe 26.3 or later.

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