Medium severity · published Feb 11, 2026
CVE-2026-20625
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
before 14.8.4; before 15.7.4; before 26.3 · source: vendor, NVD
VI
visionOS · Apple
before 26.3 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20625
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20625
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353
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