CVE-2026-20615

HIGH

iPadOS < 26.3 - Path Traversal and Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 10.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (8)
Apple/iOS and iPadOS < 26.3
apple/ipados < 26.3
apple/iphone_os < 26.3
Apple/macOS < 14.8.4
Apple/macOS < 26.3
apple/macos 14.0 - 14.8.4
apple/visionos < 26.3
Apple/visionOS < 26.3
Published Feb 11, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026