PT-2026-7763 · Apple · Apple Macos+4

Keisuke Hosoda · Published 2026-02-11 · Updated 2026-02-18 · CVE-2026-20626

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 15.7.4 iOS versions prior to 26.3 iPadOS versions prior to 26.3 macOS Tahoe versions prior to 26.3 visionOS versions prior to 26.3

Description A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges due to insufficient checks.

Recommendations Update macOS to version 15.7.4. Update iOS to version 26.3. Update iPadOS to version 26.3. Update macOS Tahoe to version 26.3. Update visionOS to version 26.3.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-20626

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Ios

Ipados

Macos Tahoe

Visionos

References · 11

• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/728979 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20626 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20626 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2021799499078021600 · Twitter Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-20626 · Note
• https://twitter.com/grok/status/2021669019699261824 · Twitter Post
• https://reddit.com/r/jailbreak/comments/1r82nh8/anyone_else_reviewing_cve202620626_before_jumping · Reddit Post