CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-20693
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An attacker with root privileges may be able to delete protected system files.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1
Preserved source conflicts
No provider value was silently selected as the winner.
cwe · 2 assertions
{"description":"An attacker with root privileges may be able to delete protected system files","lang":"en"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4d47d17005fd4ed0257e9d105fea2026a3230779d2644b60ae2e03da920e846c · sha256:fd5730bc38083faf… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-732","description":"CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4d47d17005fd4ed0257e9d105fea2026a3230779d2644b60ae2e03da920e846c · sha256:fd5730bc38083faf… · /containers/adp/0/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"macOS","vendor":"Apple","versions":[{"lessThan":"14.8.5","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"15.7.5","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"26.4","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4d47d17005fd4ed0257e9d105fea2026a3230779d2644b60ae2e03da920e846c · sha256:fd5730bc38083faf… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":4.9,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4d47d17005fd4ed0257e9d105fea2026a3230779d2644b60ae2e03da920e846c · sha256:fd5730bc38083faf… · /containers/adp/0/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
2 source assertions{"description":"An attacker with root privileges may be able to delete protected system files","lang":"en"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4d47d17005fd4ed0257e9d105fea2026a3230779d2644b60ae2e03da920e846c · sha256:fd5730bc38083faf… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-732","description":"CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4d47d17005fd4ed0257e9d105fea2026a3230779d2644b60ae2e03da920e846c · sha256:fd5730bc38083faf… · /containers/adp/0/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4d47d17005fd4ed0257e9d105fea2026a3230779d2644b60ae2e03da920e846c · sha256:fd5730bc38083faf… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/126795"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4d47d17005fd4ed0257e9d105fea2026a3230779d2644b60ae2e03da920e846c · sha256:fd5730bc38083faf… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/126796"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4d47d17005fd4ed0257e9d105fea2026a3230779d2644b60ae2e03da920e846c · sha256:fd5730bc38083faf… · /containers/cna/references/2
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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