CVE-2026-20629

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

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 HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

17 Jun 2026, 10:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Se abordó un problema de privacidad con un manejo mejorado de los archivos temporales. Este problema está solucionado en macOS Tahoe 26.3. Una aplicación podría acceder a datos sensibles del usuario.

17 Feb 2026, 16:20

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-922
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348 - Vendor Advisory, Release Notes~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

17 Feb 2026, 14:42

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348 - Vendor Advisory, Release Notes
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 : 2026-06-17 10:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-20629

Mitre link : CVE-2026-20629

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20629

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-922

Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

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