This document describes the security content of macOS Tahoe 26.3.
For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are available. Recent releases are listed on the Apple security releases page.
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Released February 11, 2026
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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-2026-20669: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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)
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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)
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to perform denial-of-service attack using crafted Bluetooth packets
Description: A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2026-20650: jioundai
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A remote user may be able to write arbitrary files
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved logic.
CVE-2026-20660: Amy (amys.website)
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.
CVE-2026-20681: Kirin (@Pwnrin) and LFY (@secsys) from Fudan University
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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)
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.
CVE-2026-20617: Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman), Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Iru
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2026-20615: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Iru and Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman)
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: An issue existed in the handling of environment variables. This issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2026-20627: an anonymous researcher
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An attacker with memory write capability may be able to execute arbitrary code. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26. CVE-2025-14174 and CVE-2025-43529 were also issued in response to this report.
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-20700: Google Threat Analysis Group
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files.
CVE-2026-20629: Asaf Cohen
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to monitor keystrokes without user permission
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2026-20601: an anonymous researcher
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2026-20623: an anonymous researcher
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A user may be able to view sensitive user information
Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
CVE-2026-20649: Asaf Cohen
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-20654: Jian Lee (@speedyfriend433)
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-20626: Keisuke Hosoda
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2026-20630: an anonymous researcher
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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 Tahoe
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
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links.
CVE-2026-20677: Ron Masas of BreakPoint.SH
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-20616: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app with root privileges may be able to access private information
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2026-20603: Kirin (@Pwnrin) and LFY (@secsys) from Fudan University
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2026-20666: an anonymous researcher
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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)
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access a user's Safari history
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2026-20656: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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)
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A package validation issue was addressed by blocking the vulnerable package.
CVE-2026-20658: Pwn2car
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.
CVE-2026-20610: Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman)
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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)
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A malicious app may be able to access notifications from other iCloud devices
Description: A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data to a protected location.
CVE-2026-20648: Morris Richman (@morrisinlife)
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved data protection.
CVE-2026-20647: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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)
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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)
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: An issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files.
CVE-2026-20618: Asaf Cohen
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A malicious app may be able to read sensitive location information
Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
CVE-2026-20646: Morris Richman (@morrisinlife)
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 303959
CVE-2026-20652: Nathaniel Oh (@calysteon)
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 303357
CVE-2026-20608: HanQing from TSDubhe and Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13)
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A website may be able to track users through Safari web extensions
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 305020
CVE-2026-20676: Tom Van Goethem
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 303444
CVE-2026-20644: HanQing from TSDubhe and Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13)
WebKit Bugzilla: 304657
CVE-2026-20636: EntryHi
WebKit Bugzilla: 304661
CVE-2026-20635: EntryHi
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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
Available for: macOS Tahoe
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
We would like to acknowledge Tommaso Sacchetti for their assistance.
We would like to acknowledge YingQi Shi (@Mas0nShi) of DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab for their assistance.
We would like to acknowledge CodeColorist, Pedro Tôrres (@t0rr3sp3dr0) for their assistance.
We would like to acknowledge Joseph Ravichandran (@0xjprx) of MIT CSAIL, Xinru Chi of Pangu Lab for their assistance.
We would like to acknowledge Fabiano Anemone for their assistance.
We would like to acknowledge Yiğit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit) for their assistance.
We would like to acknowledge Gongyu Ma (@Mezone0) for their assistance.
We would like to acknowledge Kun Peeks (@SwayZGl1tZyyy), Robert Reichel for their assistance.
We would like to acknowledge Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog) for their assistance.
We would like to acknowledge Lorenzo Santina (@BigNerd95) and Marco Bartoli (@wsxarcher) for their assistance.
We would like to acknowledge David Wood, EntryHi, Luigino Camastra of Aisle Research, Stanislav Fort of Aisle Research, Vsevolod Kokorin (Slonser) of Solidlab and Jorian Woltjer for their assistance.