CVE-2026-20660: Path Traversal

Published Feb 11, 2026
·
Updated

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

Other sources

A path handling issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.3, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3. A remote user may be able to write arbitrary files.

— MITRE

Accessibility. A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data.

— Apple

Accessibility. An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management.

— Apple

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

Credit

Amy (amys.website), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon, HanQing(TSDubhe), Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13, Tom Van Goethem, EntryHi, Wong Wee Xiang, Loh Boon Keat, Jacob Prezant (prezant.us), Johnny Franks (zeroxjf), an anonymous researcher, jioundai, Nils Hanff @chaos.social)@@nils1729(Hasso Plattner Institute), Atul Kishor Jaiswal, 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, Google Threat Analysis Group, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Asaf Cohen, George Karchemsky@@gkarchemsky(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Jian Lee@@speedyfriend433, Keisuke Hosoda, Xin'an Zhou, Juefei Pu, Zhutian Liu, Zhiyun Qian, Zhaowei Tan, Srikanth V. Krishnamurthy, Mathy Vanhoef, Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team), CVE-2025-59375, Richard Hyunho Im at Route Zero Security (routezero.security)@@richeeta, Ron Masas(BreakPoint), Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Dalibor Milanovic, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Óscar García Pérez, Stanislav Jelezoglo, Viktor Lord Härringtón, Enis Maholli (enismaholli.com), Gongyu Ma@@Mezone0, LeminLimez, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), piffz, Daniel Nurkin, Al Sadman Awal, Mohamed Hamdadou & Mahran Alhazmi, Hichem Maloufi, Christian Mina, Gerson Aldaz, qwerty j0y & Ricardo Garcia, Dorian Del Valle, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), @@cloudlldb, Ryan Dowd@@_rdowd, Ron Elemans, Murray Mike, 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha)(SSA Lab), Chunyu Song(NorthSea), Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), (Indiana University Bloomington), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Fudan University), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Pwn2car, Morris Richman@@morrisinlife, Vivek Dhar, ASI (RM) in Border Security Force, FTR HQ BSF Kashmir, 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, 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

17 affected componentsFixes available
Apple visionOS<26.3
26.3
Apple iOS<26.3
26.3
Apple iPadOS<26.3
26.3
Apple macOS Tahoe<26.3
26.3
Apple iOS<18.7.5
18.7.5
Apple iPadOS<18.7.5
18.7.5
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.8.4
14.8.4
Apple Safari<26.3
26.3
Apple Safari<26.3
Apple iPadOS<18.7.5
Apple iPadOS>=26.0<26.3
Apple iPhone OS<18.7.5
Apple iPhone OS>=26.0<26.3
Apple macOS<14.8.4
Apple macOS>=26.0<26.3
Apple visionOS<26.3
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.7.5
15.7.5

Event History

Feb 11, 2026
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:58 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:58 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:16 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Mar 24, 2026
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2026-20660?

CVE-2026-20660 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote users to write arbitrary files.

2

How do I fix CVE-2026-20660?

To mitigate CVE-2026-20660, update your affected Apple devices to macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, iOS 18.7.5, iPadOS 18.7.5, or Safari 26.3.

3

Which versions of Apple products are affected by CVE-2026-20660?

CVE-2026-20660 affects several versions of Apple products including iOS and iPadOS up to version 26.3, macOS Tahoe up to version 26.3, macOS Sonoma up to version 14.8.4, and Safari up to version 26.3.

4

What types of devices are impacted by CVE-2026-20660?

CVE-2026-20660 impacts devices running macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS, particularly those prior to the specified fixed versions.

5

What does CVE-2026-20660 exploit allow a remote user to do?

CVE-2026-20660 allows a remote user to exploit a path handling issue, potentially enabling them to write arbitrary files on the device.

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