CVE-2026-20627

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

A

n issue existed in the handling of environment variables. This issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126352	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

History

13 Feb 2026, 19:58

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-02-11 23:16

Updated : 2026-02-13 19:58

NVD link : CVE-2026-20627

Mitre link : CVE-2026-20627

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20627

JSON object : View

Products Affected

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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