What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-20641?

CVE-2026-20641 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of Apple are affected by CVE-2026-20641?

CVE-2026-20641 is a privacy vulnerability affecting Apple's ecosystem across multiple platforms (iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, visionOS, and iPadOS) that could enable unauthorized access to sensitive…

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-20641?

Within 24 hours: Inventory all Apple devices in your environment and categorize by OS version and criticality. Within 7 days: Monitor Apple's security updates and establish a staging environment for patch testing once releases become available. Within 30 days: Deploy patches to all affected devices following your change management procedures, prioritizing executive devices and those handling sensitive data.

Apple CVE-2026-20641

HIGH

Information Exposure (CWE-200)

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

Apple Information Disclosure

7.1

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.1 HIGH

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 22:02 vuln.today

CVE Published

Feb 11, 2026 - 23:16 nvd

HIGH 7.1

DescriptionCVE.org

A privacy issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. An app may be able to identify what other apps a user has installed.

AnalysisAI

Installed application enumeration in Apple operating systems (macOS, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS) allows local applications to discover what other apps a user has installed through insufficient privacy controls. An attacker can exploit this through a malicious app to profile a user's installed software without explicit permission. This vulnerability affects multiple Apple platforms and requires user interaction to execute a malicious application.

Technical ContextAI

Classified as CWE-200 (Information Exposure). Affects Ipados. A privacy issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. An app may be able to identify what other apps a user has installed.