CVE-2026-20677
CriticalCVSS 9.0Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk21th 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.
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- CVE-2026-84521Medium
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- CVE-2026-65352Medium
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- CVE-2026-43762Medium
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- CVE-2026-20683High
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- CVE-2025-43423Low
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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.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS