About the security content of macOS Sequoia 15.7.4
This document describes the security content of macOS Sequoia 15.7.4.
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macOS Sequoia 15.7.4
Released February 11, 2026
AppleMobileFileIntegrity
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: An injection issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2026-20624: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
AppleMobileFileIntegrity
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.
CVE-2026-20625: Mickey Jin (@patch1t), Ryan Dowd (@_rdowd)
Compression
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2025-43403: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
CoreAudio
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory
Description: An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-20611: Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
CoreMedia
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to a denial-of-service or potentially disclose memory contents
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-20609: Yiğit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit)
GPU Drivers
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory
Description: An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2026-20620: Murray Mike
ImageIO
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-20634: George Karchemsky (@gkarchemsky) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
ImageIO
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to disclosure of user information
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2026-20675: George Karchemsky (@gkarchemsky) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Kernel
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept network traffic
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-20671: Xin'an Zhou, Juefei Pu, Zhutian Liu, Zhiyun Qian, Zhaowei Tan, Srikanth V. Krishnamurthy, Mathy Vanhoef
Kernel
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-20626: Keisuke Hosoda
libexpat
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to a denial-of-service
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2025-59375
libnetcore
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept network traffic
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-20671: Xin'an Zhou, Juefei Pu, Zhutian Liu, Zhiyun Qian, Zhaowei Tan, Srikanth V. Krishnamurthy, Mathy Vanhoef
libxpc
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-20667: an anonymous researcher
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Turning off "Load remote content in messages” may not apply to all mail previews
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-20673: an anonymous researcher
Multi-Touch
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A malicious HID device may cause an unexpected process crash
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2025-43533: Google Threat Analysis Group
CVE-2025-46300: Google Threat Analysis Group
CVE-2025-46301: Google Threat Analysis Group
CVE-2025-46302: Google Threat Analysis Group
CVE-2025-46303: Google Threat Analysis Group
CVE-2025-46304: Google Threat Analysis Group
CVE-2025-46305: Google Threat Analysis Group
PackageKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An attacker with root privileges may be able to delete protected system files
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2025-46310: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Remote Management
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2026-20614: Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman)
Sandbox
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2026-20628: Noah Gregory (wts.dev)
Security
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-46290: Bing Shi, Wenchao Li and Xiaolong Bai of Alibaba Group, and Luyi Xing of Indiana University Bloomington
Shortcuts
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.
CVE-2026-20653: Enis Maholli (enismaholli.com)
Siri
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information
Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-20662: Vivek Dhar, ASI (RM) in Border Security Force, FTR HQ BSF Kashmir
Spotlight
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: A sandboxed app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: The issue was addressed with additional restrictions on the observability of app states.
CVE-2026-20680: an anonymous researcher
Spotlight
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-20612: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
StoreKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to identify what other apps a user has installed
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-20641: Gongyu Ma (@Mezone0)
System Settings
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
CVE-2026-20619: Asaf Cohen
UIKit
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2026-20606: LeminLimez
Voice Control
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to crash a system process
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-20605: @cloudlldb of @pixiepointsec
Wi-Fi
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-20621: Wang Yu of Cyberserval
WindowServer
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-43402: @cloudlldb of @pixiepointsec
WindowServer
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.
CVE-2026-20602: @cloudlldb of @pixiepointsec
Additional recognition
CoreServices
We would like to acknowledge YingQi Shi (@Mas0nShi) of DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab for their assistance.
Kernel
We would like to acknowledge Xinru Chi of Pangu Lab for their assistance.
libpthread
We would like to acknowledge Fabiano Anemone for their assistance.
WindowServer
We would like to acknowledge @cloudlldb of @pixiepointsec for their assistance.
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