This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
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Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-59
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:15:00 +0000

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Description This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-12T14:53:21.611Z

Reserved: 2025-11-11T14:43:07.858Z

Link: CVE-2026-20610

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-12T14:53:18.184Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-11T23:16:04.643

Modified: 2026-02-12T15:16:09.590

Link: CVE-2026-20610

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-12T09:03:07Z

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