An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00112.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

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Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
References

Wed, 13 May 2026 00:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Authorization weakness allows apps to access sensitive user data without permission in macOS Tahoe

Tue, 12 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title macOS Tahoe Authorization Flaw Exposing User Data
Weaknesses CWE-284

Tue, 12 May 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 12 May 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-862
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 11 May 2026 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title macOS Tahoe Authorization Flaw Exposing User Data
Weaknesses CWE-284

Mon, 11 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Mon, 11 May 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-21T00:38:59.139Z

Reserved: 2025-11-11T14:43:07.876Z

Link: CVE-2026-20696

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T18:34:07.102Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-05-11T21:18:50.830

Modified: 2026-08-21T01:16:59.947

Link: CVE-2026-20696

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-13T00:30:28Z

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