CVE-2026-20617

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 26.3 iPadOS versions prior to 26.3 macOS Sequoia versions prior to 15.7.4 macOS Sonoma versions prior to 14.8.4 macOS Tahoe versions prior to 26.3 tvOS versions prior to 26.3 visionOS versions prior to 26.3 watchOS versions prior to 26.3

Description A race condition, which occurs when the timing or sequence of events is unplanned and leads to an unexpected result, was addressed with improved state handling. This flaw could allow an application to gain root privileges, leading to privilege escalation.

Recommendations Update iOS to version 26.3 Update iPadOS to version 26.3 Update macOS Sequoia to version 15.7.4 Update macOS Sonoma to version 14.8.4 Update macOS Tahoe to version 26.3 Update tvOS to version 26.3 Update visionOS to version 26.3 Update watchOS to version 26.3