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CVE-2026-20677
Apple macOS and iOS Symbolic Link Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability
Description

A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 11, 2026, 11:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 11, 2026, 11:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-20677 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

: Total Affected Vendor : 0 | Products : 0
Solution
Update to the latest OS versions to fix a race condition vulnerability.
  • Update macOS to Tahoe 26.3 or Sonoma 14.8.4.
  • Update iOS to 18.7.5 or 26.3.
  • Update iPadOS to 18.7.5 or 26.3.
  • Update visionOS to 26.3.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-20677.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126347
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-20677 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions.
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/126347
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353
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