CVE-2026-20700

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
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)

OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

13 Feb 2026, 14:03

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References () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-20700 - () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-20700 - US Government Resource

12 Feb 2026, 19:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-20700 -

12 Feb 2026, 18:42

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Apple watchos
Apple tvos
Apple iphone Os
Apple visionos
Apple ipados
Apple
Apple macos
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/126348 - () https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/126351 - () https://support.apple.com/en-us/126351 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/126352 - () https://support.apple.com/en-us/126352 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/126353 - () 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 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8

11 Feb 2026, 23:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

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