Findings

CVE-2026-20696

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.

Published May 11, 2026 · updated Sep 4, 2026 · apple macos

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

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Timeline

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  1. May 11, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

  2. Sep 4, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Affected

  • cpe apple/macosversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20696

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20696

    An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2026-20696 · ZeroDay Findings