CVE-2026-20701 identifies an access issue in Apple macOS that could allow an application to connect to a network share without explicit user consent, affecting macOS Sequoia, Sonoma, and Tahoe. This vulnerability is rated HIGH with a CVSS score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/UI:N), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity and no user interaction, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code availability (e.g., Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE. Apple has addressed this by implementing additional sandbox restrictions in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, and macOS Tahoe 26.4.
| 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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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