CVE-2026-20625 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-20625?

CVE-2026-20625 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2026-20625?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Apple Macos, Apple Visionos.

Vulnerability Description

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

NONE

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	Macos	>= 14.0, < 14.8.4
Apple	Visionos	< 26.3

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353Release NotesVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2026-20625?

CVE-2026-20625 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. An ap...

How severe is CVE-2026-20625?

CVE-2026-20625 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-20625?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Apple Macos, Apple Visionos.