CVE-2026-20651: Use After Free

Published Feb 11, 2026
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Updated

802.1X. An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.

Other sources

A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

— MITRE

Accounts. An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.

— Apple

Admin Framework. A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.

— Apple

apache. 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.

— Apple

AppleEvents. An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.

— Apple

Credit

Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Ryan Dowd@@_rdowd, Amy (amys.website), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Golden Helm Securities(Iru), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman(Iru), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Iru), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, an anonymous researcher, Ron Elemans, Murray Mike, 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha)(SSA Lab), George Karchemsky@@gkarchemsky(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Xin'an Zhou, Juefei Pu, Zhutian Liu, Zhiyun Qian, Zhaowei Tan, Srikanth V. Krishnamurthy, Mathy Vanhoef, CVE-2025-59375, Ron Masas(BreakPoint), Chunyu Song(NorthSea), Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Google Threat Analysis Group, Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), (Indiana University Bloomington), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Enis Maholli (enismaholli.com), Gongyu Ma@@Mezone0, LeminLimez, @@cloudlldb, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Johnny Franks (zeroxjf), jioundai, Kirin@@Pwnrin(Fudan University), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Kirin@@Pwnrin, Asaf Cohen, Jian Lee@@speedyfriend433, Keisuke Hosoda, Pwn2car, Morris Richman@@morrisinlife, Vivek Dhar, ASI (RM) in Border Security Force, FTR HQ BSF Kashmir, Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon, HanQing(TSDubhe), Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13, Tom Van Goethem, EntryHi, Rosyna Keller(Totally Not Malicious Software), CVE-2025-55753, CVE-2025-58098, CVE-2025-59775, CVE-2025-65082, CVE-2025-66200, Justin Cohen(Google), Jex Amro, Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech), Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(TrendAI Zero Day Initiative), YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Etienne Charron (Renault), Victoria Martini (Renault), Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), CVE-2025-14524, 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, DARKNAVY@@DarkNavyOrg, Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team), CVE-2025-64505, Gor Aleksanyan(BoB 0xB6), Dhiyanesh Selvaraj@@redroot97(BoB 0xB6), 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha(BoB 0xB6), hari shanmugam, Johnny Franks@@zeroxjf, Sreejith Krishnan R, Himanshu Bharti@@Xpl0itme(Khatima), Matej Moravec@@MacejkoMoravec, Dawuge(Shuffle Team), Hunan University, Kun Peeks@@SwayZGl1tZyyy, Gyujeong Jin at Team.0xb6@@G1uN4sh, wdszzml, Atuin Automated Vulnerability Discovery Engine, Alex Radocea, Christian Kohlschütter, Dave G., @@pixiepointsec, Caspian Tarafdar, Andrew Becker, Héloïse Gollier, Mathy Vanhoef (KU Leuven)

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.7.5
15.7.5
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.8.4
14.8.4
Apple macOS Tahoe<26.3
26.3
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.8.5
Apple macOS>=15.0<15.7.5
Apple macOS>=26.0<26.3

Event History

Feb 11, 2026
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Mar 24, 2026
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Mar 25, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:31 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:31 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·01:17 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2026-20651?

The severity of CVE-2026-20651 is medium with a CVSS score of 6.2.

2

How do I fix CVE-2026-20651?

To fix CVE-2026-20651, update to macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, or macOS Tahoe 26.3.

3

What types of issues does CVE-2026-20651 address?

CVE-2026-20651 addresses authentication issues with improved state management and privacy issues with handling temporary files.

4

What could be compromised due to CVE-2026-20651?

CVE-2026-20651 may allow an app to access sensitive user data and accounts.

5

Which software is affected by CVE-2026-20651?

CVE-2026-20651 affects Apple macOS, including versions Sequoia, Sonoma, and Tahoe.

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