A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. An attacker with memory write capability may be able to execute arbitrary code. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26. CVE-2025-14174 and CVE-2025-43529 were also issued in response to this report.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/126351 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/126352 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-20700 | US Government Resource |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
13 Feb 2026, 14:03
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| References | () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-20700 - US Government Resource |
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Apple watchos
Apple tvos Apple iphone Os Apple visionos Apple ipados Apple Apple macos |
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| References | () https://support.apple.com/en-us/126346 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://support.apple.com/en-us/126351 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://support.apple.com/en-us/126352 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
12 Feb 2026, 15:16
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| CWE | CWE-119 | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8 |
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Information
Published : 2026-02-11 23:16
Updated : 2026-02-13 14:03
NVD link : CVE-2026-20700
Mitre link : CVE-2026-20700
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20700
JSON object : View
Products Affected
apple
- watchos
- iphone_os
- visionos
- tvos
- ipados
- macos
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
