CVE-2026-20697Patch(apple / macos)

LOWCVSS 5.3 · MEDIUM

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

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-284

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
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-03-25); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
macos

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-03-25: 1Mentions · 2026-04-15: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-03-25: 103-2504-15
Signal classification2 categories
Patch
150.0%
General
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-03-251
Patch1
2026-04-151
General1
Full discourse2 posts
  • CVEarity@CVEarity
    General

    ⚡ New CVE Alert: CVE-2026-20697 🚨 Risk Level: Unknown 🧩 Affects: Multiple / Unspecified Products Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20697 #CVE-2026-20697 #CVE   #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/9SDuoZQ16e

    Post summary

    An announcement of a new CVE with no additional technical or exploitation details provided.

    0000026
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  • Fernando Karl@fernandokarl
    Patch

    🔒 Atenção, usuários de macOS! A vulnerabilidade CVE-2026-20697 permite acesso não autorizado a dados sensíveis. Atualize agora para Sequoia 15.7.5, Sonoma 14.8.5 ou Tahoe 26.4! Proteja seus dados! 🛡️ #CyberSecurity #MacOS #Vulnerability https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2026-20697

    Post summary

    The post announces CVE-2026-20697 and urges macOS users to update to specific versions to address the unauthorized data access vulnerability.

    0000089
    257 followersView on X
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PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
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