CVE-2026-20661General(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 authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-285

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

Threat summary

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

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked at 2 mentions on most recent observed day (2026-02-12)
  • 3 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
ipadosiphone_os

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 2d
01122Mentions · 2026-02-11: 1Mentions · 2026-02-12: 2Patch / Workaround · 2026-02-12: 1Technical Details · 2026-02-12: 202-1102-12
Signal classification3 categories
General
133.3%
Disclosure
133.3%
Patch
133.3%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-02-111
General1
2026-02-122
Disclosure1Patch1
Full discourse3 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Patch

    CVE-2026-20661 An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5. An attacker with p… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20661

    Post summary

    The message announces a vendor fix for CVE‑2026‑20661, noting an authorization flaw corrected through state‑management updates in specific iOS/iPadOS releases.

    00010269
    56.5K followersView on X
  • Dali@lipskamafia
    General

    Apple paid me $1,000 for CVE-2026-20661. Thanks for the bounty! #bugbounty #securityresearch #infosec #hacker #CVE #apple #ios #togetherwehitharder #applebounty https://t.co/omQhukyCRS

    Post summary

    The tweet announces that Apple paid a bounty for CVE-2026-20661, but it contains no technical details, exploit code, or evidence of active exploitation.

    00010225
    155 followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-20661 Authorization Bypass in iOS and iPadOS Enables Sensitive Information Disclosure https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-20661

    Post summary

    The text announces CVE-2026-20661, describing an authorization bypass that could expose sensitive data on iOS and iPadOS, but provides no proof of exploitation or mitigations.

    0000048
    4.0K followersView on X
CPE platform detail2 entries

2 of 2 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSappleipados---
OSappleiphone_os---

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