Vulnerability · Published Feb 11, 2026 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2026-20620

High 7.7

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds read in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple macOS 0 – before 14.8.40 – before 15.7.40 – before 26.3

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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