CVE-2026-20640 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS
An attacker with physical access can view sensitive data via screenshots during iPhone Mirroring due to inconsistent UI state management.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-20640?
CVE-2026-20640 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 11 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. An attacker with physical access to iPhone may be able to take and view screenshots of sensitive data from the iPhone during iPhone Mirroring with Mac.
Weakness: CWE-703
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-20640?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os.
How do I fix CVE-2026-20640?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-20640 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-20640 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20640 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9677-7r6g-3qh2.