CVE-2026-20680 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS
A sandboxed app can access sensitive user data due to insufficient restrictions on app state observability in Apple operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-20680?
CVE-2026-20680 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
The issue was addressed with additional restrictions on the observability of app states. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3. A sandboxed app may be able to access sensitive user data.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-20680?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2026-20680?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-20680 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-20680 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20680 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-xw8j-p597-rjrj.