Path Traversal in Apple Macos
CVE-2026-20625
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. An app may be able to access sensitive user…
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.002 (10.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Apple Macos — versions 0
- Apple Visionos — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-20625?
- CVE-2026-20625 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-20625?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.