CVE-2026-20640General(apple / ipados)

LOWCVSS 4.6 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch apple ipados systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. An attacker with physical access to iPhone may be able to take and view screenshots of sensitive data from the iPhone during iPhone Mirroring with Mac.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-703

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

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

  • ipados
  • iphone_os

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
ipadosiphone_os

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-02-12: 2Patch / Workaround · 2026-02-12: 1Technical Details · 2026-02-12: 102-12
Signal classification2 categories
General
150.0%
Patch
150.0%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Patch

    CVE-2026-20640 An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. An attacker with physical access t… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20640

    Post summary

    The post identifies CVE‑2026‑20640 as an inconsistent UI issue that has been fixed with iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3; it does not mention any PoC, exploit, or active attacks, nor does it contest the vulnerability's validity.

    00010221
    56.5K followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    General

    CVE-2026-20640 Physical Access Screenshot Vulnerability in iPhone Mirror... https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-20640 Don't wait vulnerability scanning results: https://alerts.vulmon.com/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2102281&utm_content=2

    Post summary

    The tweet announces CVE‑2026‑20640, describing it as a physical‑access screenshot flaw in iPhone Mirror, and links to vulnerability details and a scanning service, but offers no PoC, exploit, patch, or active exploitation information.

    0000049
    4.0K followersView on X
CPE platform detail2 entries

2 of 2 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSappleipados---
OSappleiphone_os---

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