CVE-2026-20694: Use After Free

Published Feb 11, 2026
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Updated

802.1X. An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.

Other sources

Accessibility. A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data.

— Apple

Accessibility. An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management.

— Apple

Accounts. An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.

— Apple

Admin Framework. A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.

— Apple

Admin Framework. A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

— Apple

Credit

Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Dalibor Milanovic, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Óscar García Pérez, Stanislav Jelezoglo, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Viktor Lord Härringtón, Enis Maholli (enismaholli.com), an anonymous researcher, Gongyu Ma@@Mezone0, LeminLimez, Jacob Prezant (prezant.us), Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon, HanQing(TSDubhe), Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13, Tom Van Goethem, EntryHi, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Ron Masas(BreakPoint), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, jioundai, Amy (amys.website), @@cloudlldb, Kirin@@Pwnrin(Fudan University), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Golden Helm Securities(Iru), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman(Iru), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Iru), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Google Threat Analysis Group, Asaf Cohen, Murray Mike, George Karchemsky@@gkarchemsky(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Jian Lee@@speedyfriend433, Keisuke Hosoda, Xin'an Zhou, Juefei Pu, Zhutian Liu, Zhiyun Qian, Zhaowei Tan, Srikanth V. Krishnamurthy, Mathy Vanhoef, CVE-2025-59375, Chunyu Song(NorthSea), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Pwn2car, CVE-2026-20622, Morris Richman@@morrisinlife, Vivek Dhar, ASI (RM) in Border Security Force, FTR HQ BSF Kashmir, Ryan Dowd@@_rdowd, Johnny Franks (zeroxjf), Ron Elemans, Kenneth Chew, Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), (Indiana University Bloomington), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha)(SSA Lab), Rosyna Keller(Totally Not Malicious Software), CVE-2025-55753, CVE-2025-58098, CVE-2025-59775, CVE-2025-65082, CVE-2025-66200, Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h(FFRI Security Inc), Talal Haj Bakry(Mysk Inc), Tommy Mysk@@mysk_co(Mysk Inc), Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Justin Cohen(Google), Jex Amro, Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech), Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Mustafa Calap@@ordinal0, dbg.re), Etienne Charron (Renault), Victoria Martini (Renault), Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team), Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), CVE-2025-14524, 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo, DARKNAVY@@DarkNavyOrg, XiguaSec, Ye Zhang(Baidu Security), Ryan Dowd@@_rdowd(Iru), CVE-2025-64505, Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Gor Aleksanyan(BoB 0xB6), Dhiyanesh Selvaraj@@redroot97(BoB 0xB6), 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha(BoB 0xB6), hari shanmugam, Johnny Franks@@0xjohnny, Yuebin Sun@@yuebinsun2020(SecuRing), an anonymous researcher(SecuRing), Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon(SecuRing), Kirin@@Pwnrin(SecuRing), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Joshua Jewett@@JoshJewett33, Ilya Andr (andrd3v)(RTU MIREA), Ilias Morad (A2nkF)(Voynich Group), Duy Trần@@khanhduytran0, @@hugeBlack, Himanshu Bharti@@Xpl0itme(Khatima), Matej Moravec@@MacejkoMoravec, Dawuge(Shuffle Team), Hunan University, Andrei Dodu, Kun Peeks@@SwayZGl1tZyyy, Dave G., Gyujeong Jin at Team.0xb6@@G1uN4sh, wdszzml, Atuin Automated Vulnerability Discovery Engine, Alex Radocea, Christian Kohlschütter, Sreejith Krishnan R, @@pixiepointsec, Luke Roberts@@rookuu, Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, Caspian Tarafdar, Andrew Becker, webb, Thomas Espach, @@hamayanhamayan, Yeonghyeon Choi, Daniel Rhea, Söhnke Benedikt Fischedick (Tripton), Emrovsky & Switch3301, Yevhen Pervushyn, Minse Kim, Narcis Oliveras Fontàs, Hongze Wu(Ant Group Infrastructure Security Team), Shuaike Dong(Ant Group Infrastructure Security Team), greenbynox, Arni Hardarson, Héloïse Gollier, Mathy Vanhoef (KU Leuven), Vamshi Paili, Tony Gorez for Reverse Society@@tonygo_, Wong Wee Xiang, Loh Boon Keat, Nils Hanff @chaos.social)@@nils1729(Hasso Plattner Institute), Atul Kishor Jaiswal, Richard Hyunho Im at Route Zero Security (routezero.security)@@richeeta

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Tahoe<26.4
26.4
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.7.5
15.7.5
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.8.5
14.8.5
Apple iOS<26.3
26.3
Apple iPadOS<26.3
26.3
Apple iPadOS<26.3
Apple iPhone OS<26.3
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.8.4
Apple macOS>=15.0<15.7.4
Apple macOS>=26.0<26.3

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26.3
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.7.4
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.8.4
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26.4
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.7.5
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.8.5
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade iOS/iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26.3
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Sequoia to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.7.4
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Sequoia to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.7.5
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Sonoma to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.8.4
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Sonoma to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.8.5
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Tahoe to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26.3
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Tahoe to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26.4

Event History

Feb 11, 2026
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Mar 25, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:32 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:32 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·01:17 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2026-20694?

CVE-2026-20694 has a medium severity rating of 5.5 based on the CVSS 3.1 scoring.

2

How do I fix CVE-2026-20694?

To resolve CVE-2026-20694, update your Apple macOS or iOS device to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability.

3

What types of issues does CVE-2026-20694 address?

CVE-2026-20694 addresses issues related to authentication, privacy, user interface inconsistencies, and authorization.

4

Which Apple software products are affected by CVE-2026-20694?

CVE-2026-20694 affects Apple macOS, Apple iPadOS, Apple iOS, and related operating systems including macOS Tahoe, Sequoia, and Sonoma.

5

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2026-20694?

The potential impacts of CVE-2026-20694 include unauthorized access due to authentication weaknesses and exposure of sensitive data.

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