CVE-2026-20617 (GCVE-0-2026-20617)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-11 22:58 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:15
VLAI?
Summary
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
Severity ?
CWE
- An app may be able to gain root privileges
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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Sightings
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