CVE-2026-20655

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5. An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information.

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/126346	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126347	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

History

18 Feb 2026, 16:22

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-287

13 Feb 2026, 14:45

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/126347 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/126347 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
First Time		Apple ipados Apple Apple iphone Os
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

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-2026-20655

Mitre link : CVE-2026-20655

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20655

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

iphone_os
ipados

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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