CVE-2026-20610Patch(apple / macos)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch apple macos systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-59

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • macos

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-02-12); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
macos

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-02-12: 1Mentions · 2026-02-13: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-02-12: 1Technical Details · 2026-02-12: 102-1202-13
Signal classification2 categories
Patch
150.0%
Disclosure
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
By indicator
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-02-121
Patch1
2026-02-131
Disclosure1
Full discourse2 posts
  • VulDB 🛡@vuldb
    Disclosure

    A severe vulnerability was disclosed for Apple macOS (CVE-2026-20610) https://vuldb.com/?id.345738

    Post summary

    The tweet announces the disclosure of a severe vulnerability, CVE-2026-20610, affecting Apple macOS and points to a vulnerability database for further details.

    0000055
    2.1K followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Patch

    CVE-2026-20610 This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges. https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20610

    Post summary

    The post announces CVE‑2026‑20610, notes root‑privilege escalation via symlinks, and confirms it is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3.

    00000331
    56.5K followersView on X
CPE platform detail1 entries

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PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
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