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CVE-2026-20688Patch(apple / ipados)

LOWCVSS 9.3 · CRITICAL

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

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, visionOS 26.4. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

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1.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-22

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
  • visionos

Threat summary

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

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 2 signals
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 2d ago at 1 mentions (2026-03-25); latest day: 1
  • 3 total mentions across 3 days

Affected systems

Vendors
apple
Products
ipadosiphone_osmacosvisionos

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 3d
00111Mentions · 2026-03-25: 1Mentions · 2026-03-27: 1Mentions · 2026-04-15: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-03-25: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-03-27: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-25: 103-2503-2704-15
Signal classification2 categories
Patch
266.7%
General
133.3%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-03-251
Patch1
2026-03-271
Patch1
2026-04-151
General1
Full discourse3 posts
  • إبراهيم بوحيمد | Ibrahim Buhaimed@buhaimedi
    Patch

    @DNS_Sys @al_Mudhahka صحيح كلامك ما انتبهت انها fixed https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20688 ماش التركيز هاليومين مو مره 🤦🏻‍♂️ الله يعطيك العافيه

    Post summary

    The user confirms that CVE‑2026‑20688 has been fixed, pointing to the NVD record, but no additional exploit, PoC, or technical details are included.

    10011141
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  • CVEarity@CVEarity
    General

    ⚡ New CVE Alert: CVE-2026-20688 🚨 Risk Level: Unknown 🧩 Affects: Multiple / Unspecified Products Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20688 #CVE-2026-20688 #CVE   #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/eLE9Cnx4Qg

    Post summary

    A terse tweet alerts to the existence of CVE‑2026‑20688 with a link to the NVD entry but provides no technical, exploit, or patch details.

    0001026
    137 followersView on X
  • Fernando Karl@fernandokarl
    Patch

    🚨 Apple users, a critical path handling vulnerability (CVE-2026-20688) could let malicious apps escape their sandbox! Update your devices NOW to protect against data leaks. 🛡️ Stay safe, stay updated! #CyberSecurity #AppleSecurity #DataProtection 👉 https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2026-20688

    Post summary

    The post alerts Apple users to CVE‑2026‑20688, a sandbox escape vulnerability, and urges them to update devices, providing only general advisory language without technical exploit or patch details.

    0000044
    257 followersView on X
CPE platform detail4 entries

4 of 4 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSappleipados---
OSappleiphone_os---
OSapplemacos---
OSapplevisionos---

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