What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-20612?

CVE-2026-20612 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of Apple are affected by CVE-2026-20612?

Organizations using A privacy should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2026-20612, a information exposure vulnerability rated CVSS 5.5.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-20612?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Review data exposure and access controls.

Apple CVE-2026-20612

MEDIUM

Information Exposure (CWE-200)

2026-02-11 product-security@apple.com

Apple Information Disclosure

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 22:02 vuln.today

CVE Published

Feb 11, 2026 - 23:16 nvd

MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

A privacy issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

AnalysisAI

Unauthorized data access in macOS Sequoia, Tahoe, and Sonoma allows locally-installed applications to read sensitive user information due to insufficient privacy validation checks. An attacker with the ability to install or control an application on an affected system can exploit this to access confidential data without user consent. A patch is currently unavailable for this medium-severity vulnerability.

Technical ContextAI

Classified as CWE-200 (Information Exposure). Affects Macos. A privacy issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.