---
id: CVE-2026-20685
title: >-
  An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to leak sensitive
  information
summary: >-
  An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to leak sensitive
  information. A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
  This issue is fixed in PCC Release 5E290.3.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-20
  - CWE-22
vendor: apple
product: private_cloud_compute
affected:
  - private_cloud_compute < 5e290.3
patched:
  - private_cloud_compute 5e290.3
published: '2026-05-18'
updated: '2026-06-30'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20685'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://security.apple.com/documentation/private-cloud-compute/releasenotes#darwin-init
    label: product-security@apple.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00275
epssPercentile: 0.17711
ingestedAt: '2026-07-01T09:50:45.828Z'
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/HORKimhab/CVE-2026-20685'
  checkedAt: '2026-09-25T08:20:52.694Z'
exploitAvailable: true
---

## Overview

An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to leak sensitive information. A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in PCC Release 5E290.3.

## Affected

- `private_cloud_compute < 5e290.3`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `private_cloud_compute 5e290.3`