CVE-2026-20602

The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

18 Feb 2026, 16:22

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-400

13 Feb 2026, 19:04

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
First Time		Apple macos Apple

11 Feb 2026, 23:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-02-11 23:16

Updated : 2026-02-18 16:22

NVD link : CVE-2026-20602

Mitre link : CVE-2026-20602

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20602

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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