CVE-2026-20651

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.

CVSS v3 6.2 MEDIUM

6.2^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

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
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126795	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

17 Jun 2026, 10:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Un problema de privacidad fue abordado con un manejo mejorado de los archivos temporales. Este problema está solucionado en macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3. Una aplicación podría acceder a datos sensibles del usuario.

25 Mar 2026, 21:32

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
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/126350 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/126795 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/126795 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
First Time		Apple macos Apple

25 Mar 2026, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-377
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 6.2

25 Mar 2026, 01:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-03-25 01:17

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-20651

Mitre link : CVE-2026-20651

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20651

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-377

Insecure Temporary File

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