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CVE-2026-20653 (GCVE-0-2026-20653)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-11 22:58 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:23
VLAI
Summary
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. 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. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-12 19:08 UTC
CWE
  • An app may be able to access sensitive user data
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: 0 , < 18.7.5 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 26.3 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 14.8.4 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 15.7.4 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 26.3 (custom)
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Apple visionOS Affected: 0 , < 26.3 (custom)
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