CVE-2026-20677

CriticalCVSS 9.0

Published: 11/02/2026(UTC)Updated: 21/08/2026(UTC)Translated: 21/08/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.28%

21th percentile - higher than 21% of all known CVEs

Summary

A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue affects iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS. A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that a malicious shortcut could gain access to data or functionality outside the sandbox, potentially leading to a security breach on the device.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the systems to the patched versions as soon as possible, as listed in the description.

Original NVD description (English source)

A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. 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, visionOS 26.3. A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions.