CVE-2026-20697 Missing authorization in macOS

What is CVE-2026-20697?

CVE-2026-20697 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 25 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-20697?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2026-20697?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-20697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2026-20697 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20697 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos

• CVE-2026-65400 Apple macOS Improper Authentication Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-44146 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0
• CVE-2024-44148 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0
• CVE-2023-38586 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0
• CVE-2023-40455 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0

All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3mjv-8f83-6r45.