CVE-2026-20693 is a vulnerability affecting Apple macOS, addressed through improved state management, that could allow an attacker with root privileges to delete protected system files. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 4.9), exploitation requires high privileges (root) but has low attack complexity and no user interaction, leading to a high integrity impact. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, and macOS Tahoe 26.4. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community attention for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, < 14.8.5CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 0, < 15.7.5CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 0, < 26.4CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 14.0, < 14.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.0, < 15.7.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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