Critical severity · published Feb 11, 2026
CVE-2026-20677
A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links
9.0
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 24% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 18.7.5; 26.0 before 26.3 · source: NVD
MA
macOS · Apple
before 14.8.4; 26.0 before 26.3 · source: NVD
VI
Visionos · Apple
before 26.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20677
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20677
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126347
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348
support.apple.com
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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