CVE-2026-20611Disclosure(apple / ipados)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

Patch apple ipados systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory.

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1.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories

Other references

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-173/

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-125

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.

ipados
iphone_os
macos
tvos

Threat summary

Patch or workaround signal is available
4 mentions across 4 observed days
Momentum state: stable

What's happening

Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
Technical details provided in 4 signals
Disclosure: 2 classified signals
General: 1 classified signal
Peaked 3d ago at 1 mentions (2026-02-12); latest day: 1
4 total mentions across 4 days

Affected systems

Vendors

apple

Products

ipadosiphone_osmacostvosvisionoswatchos

Deep dive

Activity timeline4 mentions / 4d

Signal classification3 categories

Disclosure

250.0%

Patch

125.0%

General

125.0%

Referenced assets3 URLs

By indicator

Classification over time

Date	Total	Labels

2026-02-12	1	Patch1
2026-02-18	1	General1
2026-02-19	1	Disclosure1
2026-03-13	1	Disclosure1

Full discourse4 posts

SystemTek - Technology news website@SystemTek_UK209d
Disclosure
Apple macOS Audio APAC Frame Decoding Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2026-20611) #Apple #ApplemacOS #CVE202620611 #CyberSecurity #RemoteCodeExecutionVulnerability https://www.systemtek.co.uk/?p=48718 https://t.co/NQm61aSmUd
Post summary
The tweet announces the discovery of macOS CVE-2026-20611, an out-of-bounds write enabling remote code execution, but provides no PoC, exploit details, patch information, or evidence of active exploitation.
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transilienceai@transilienceai232d
Disclosure
🚨 Apple CVE-2026-20611 Media Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Analysis [High] Feb 19, 2026 Checkout our Threat Intelligence Platform: https://threatintel.transilience.cloud https://threatintel.transilience.cloud #ThreatIntelligence #CyberSecurity #Innovation #LLM https://t.co/FzBdb4xiaZ
Post summary
The tweet announces analysis of Apple CVE‑2026‑20611, a media‑processing buffer‑overflow vulnerability, but provides no PoC, exploit code, patch, or evidence of active exploitation.
0000044
311 followersView on X
transilienceai@transilienceai233d
General
🚨 Apple CVE-2026-20611 Media Processing Buffer Overflow Analysis [High] Feb 18, 2026 Checkout our Threat Intelligence Platform: https://threatintel.transilience.cloud https://threatintel.transilience.cloud #ThreatIntelligence #CyberSecurity #Innovation #LLM https://t.co/XWSeYZb8hP
Post summary
The tweet announces analysis of Apple CVE‑2026‑20611 with a brief mention of a buffer overflow but offers no PoC, exploit details, patch information, or evidence of active exploitation.
0000059
313 followersView on X
CVE@CVEnew239d
Patch
CVE-2026-20611 An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macO… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20611
Post summary
The note announces that CVE-2026-20611, an out‑of‑bounds access flaw, has been patched in specific OS releases, providing patch details without mentioning exploitation or PoC.
00000208
56.5K followersView on X

CPE platform detail6 entries

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Target HW:

6 of 6 entries

Part	Vendor	Product	Version	Target SW	Target HW
OS	apple	ipados	-	-	-
OS	apple	iphone_os	-	-	-
OS	apple	macos	-	-	-
OS	apple	tvos	-	-	-
OS	apple	visionos	-	-	-
OS	apple	watchos	-	-	-

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CVE-2026-20611

transilienceai[verified]@transilienceaiDisclosure

The tweet announces analysis of Apple CVE‑2026‑20611, a media‑processing buffer‑overflow vulnerability, but provides no PoC, exploit code, patch, or evidence of active exploitation.

transilienceai[verified]@transilienceaiGeneral

The tweet announces analysis of Apple CVE‑2026‑20611 with a brief mention of a buffer overflow but offers no PoC, exploit details, patch information, or evidence of active exploitation.

SystemTek - Technology news website@SystemTek_UKDisclosure

The tweet announces the discovery of macOS CVE-2026-20611, an out-of-bounds write enabling remote code execution, but provides no PoC, exploit details, patch information, or evidence of active exploitation.

CVE@CVEnewPatch

The note announces that CVE-2026-20611, an out‑of‑bounds access flaw, has been patched in specific OS releases, providing patch details without mentioning exploitation or PoC.