{"id":"CVE-2026-20615","title":"A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation","summary":"A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in 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 gain root privileges.","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-22","CWE-22"],"vendor":"apple","product":"ipados","affected":["ipados < 26.3","iphone_os < 26.3","macos >= 14.0, < 14.8.4","macos >= 26.0, < 26.3","visionos < 26.3"],"patched":["ipados 26.3","iphone_os 26.3","macos 26.3","visionos 26.3"],"published":"2026-02-11","updated":"2026-08-21","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20615","references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346","label":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348","label":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349","label":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350","label":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353","label":"product-security@apple.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00163,"epssPercentile":0.05934,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-21T03:06:25.048Z","slug":"CVE-2026-20615","body":"## Overview\n\nA path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in 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 gain root privileges.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `ipados < 26.3`\n- `iphone_os < 26.3`\n- `macos >= 14.0, < 14.8.4`\n- `macos >= 26.0, < 26.3`\n- `visionos < 26.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `ipados 26.3`\n- `iphone_os 26.3`\n- `macos 26.3`\n- `visionos 26.3`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}