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Posted on 12 February 2026
Apple Security-announceAPPLE-SA-02-11-2026-3 macOS Tahoe 26.3
macOS Tahoe 26.3 addresses the following issues.
Information about the security content is also available at
https://support.apple.com/126348.
Apple maintains a Security Releases page at
https://support.apple.com/100100 which lists recent
software updates with security advisories.
Admin Framework
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was
addressed with improved path validation.
CVE-2026-20669: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
AppleMobileFileIntegrity
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was
addressed with improved path validation.
CVE-2026-20625: Mickey Jin (@patch1t), Ryan Dowd (@_rdowd)
AppleMobileFileIntegrity
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: An injection issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2026-20624: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Bluetooth
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to
perform denial-of-service attack using crafted Bluetooth packets
Description: A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved
validation.
CVE-2026-20650: jioundai
CFNetwork
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A remote user may be able to write arbitrary files
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved logic.
CVE-2026-20660: Amy (amys.website)
Contacts
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data
redaction for log entries.
CVE-2026-20681: Kirin (@Pwnrin) and LFY (@secsys) from Fudan University
CoreAudio
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to
unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory
Description: An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved
bounds checking.
CVE-2026-20611: Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
CoreMedia
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to a denial-of-
service or potentially disclose memory contents
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-20609: Yi=C4=9Fit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit)
CoreServices
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved state
handling.
CVE-2026-20617: Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman), Csaba Fitzl
(@theevilbit) of Iru
CoreServices
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved
validation.
CVE-2026-20615: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Iru and Gergely Kalman
(@gergely_kalman)
CoreServices
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: An issue existed in the handling of environment variables.
This issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2026-20627: an anonymous researcher
dyld
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: 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.
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state
management.
CVE-2026-20700: Google Threat Analysis Group
Foundation
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of
temporary files.
CVE-2026-20629: Asaf Cohen
Foundation
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to monitor keystrokes without user permission
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional
restrictions.
CVE-2026-20601: an anonymous researcher
Foundation
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed by removing the
vulnerable code.
CVE-2026-20623: an anonymous researcher
Game Center
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A user may be able to view sensitive user information
Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
CVE-2026-20649: Asaf Cohen
GPU Drivers
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination
or read kernel memory
Description: An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved
input validation.
CVE-2026-20620: Murray Mike
ImageIO
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to disclosure of
user information
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2026-20675: George Karchemsky (@gkarchemsky) working with Trend
Micro Zero Day Initiative
ImageIO
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure
of process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-20634: George Karchemsky (@gkarchemsky) working with Trend
Micro Zero Day Initiative
Kernel
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-20654: Jian Lee (@speedyfriend433)
Kernel
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-20626: Keisuke Hosoda
Kernel
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to
intercept network traffic
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-20671: Xin'an Zhou, Juefei Pu, Zhutian Liu, Zhiyun Qian,
Zhaowei Tan, Srikanth V. Krishnamurthy, Mathy Vanhoef
LaunchServices
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional
restrictions.
CVE-2026-20630: an anonymous researcher
libexpat
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to a denial-of-
service
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple
Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a
third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2025-59375
libxpc
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-20667: an anonymous researcher
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Turning off "Load remote content in messages=E2=80=9D may not =apply to
all mail previews
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-20673: an anonymous researcher
Messages
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved handling of
symbolic links.
CVE-2026-20677: Ron Masas of BreakPoint.SH
Model I/O
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected
app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved
bounds checking.
CVE-2026-20616: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day
Initiative
Notification Center
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app with root privileges may be able to access private
information
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of
sensitive information.
CVE-2026-20603: Kirin (@Pwnrin) and LFY (@secsys) from Fudan University
NSOpenPanel
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state
management.
CVE-2026-20666: an anonymous researcher
Remote Management
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved
validation.
CVE-2026-20614: Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman)
Safari
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access a user's Safari history
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2026-20656: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Sandbox
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional
restrictions.
CVE-2026-20628: Noah Gregory (wts.dev)
Security
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A package validation issue was addressed by blocking the
vulnerable package.
CVE-2026-20658: Pwn2car
Setup Assistant
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of
symlinks.
CVE-2026-20610: Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman)
Shortcuts
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was
addressed with improved path validation.
CVE-2026-20653: Enis Maholli (enismaholli.com)
Siri
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A malicious app may be able to access notifications from other
iCloud devices
Description: A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data to a
protected location.
CVE-2026-20648: Morris Richman (@morrisinlife)
Siri
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able
to view sensitive user information
Description: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state
management.
CVE-2026-20662: Vivek Dhar, ASI (RM) in Border Security Force, FTR HQ
BSF Kashmir
Siri
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved data protection.
CVE-2026-20647: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
Spotlight
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A sandboxed app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: The issue was addressed with additional restrictions on the
observability of app states.
CVE-2026-20680: an anonymous researcher
Spotlight
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-20612: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
StoreKit
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to identify what other apps a user has
installed
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2026-20641: Gongyu Ma (@Mezone0)
System Settings
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
CVE-2026-20619: Asaf Cohen
System Settings
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: An issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary
files.
CVE-2026-20618: Asaf Cohen
UIKit
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2026-20606: LeminLimez
Voice Control
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to crash a system process
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-20605: @cloudlldb of @pixiepointsec
Weather
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A malicious app may be able to read sensitive location
information
Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
CVE-2026-20646: Morris Richman (@morrisinlife)
WebKit
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 303959
CVE-2026-20652: Nathaniel Oh (@calysteon)
WebKit
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an
unexpected process crash
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 303357
CVE-2026-20608: HanQing from TSDubhe and Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13)
WebKit
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A website may be able to track users through Safari web
extensions
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 305020
CVE-2026-20676: Tom Van Goethem
WebKit
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an
unexpected process crash
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 303444
CVE-2026-20644: HanQing from TSDubhe and Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13)
WebKit Bugzilla: 304657
CVE-2026-20636: EntryHi
WebKit Bugzilla: 304661
CVE-2026-20635: EntryHi
Wi-Fi
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or
corrupt kernel memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2026-20621: Wang Yu of Cyberserval
WindowServer
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.
CVE-2026-20602: @cloudlldb of @pixiepointsec
Additional recognition
Bluetooth
We would like to acknowledge Tommaso Sacchetti for their assistance.
CoreServices
We would like to acknowledge YingQi Shi (@Mas0nShi) of DBAppSecurity's
WeBin lab for their assistance.
CoreTypes
We would like to acknowledge CodeColorist, Pedro T=C3=B4rres =(@t0rr3sp3dr0)
for their assistance.
Kernel
We would like to acknowledge Joseph Ravichandran (@0xjprx) of MIT CSAIL,
Xinru Chi of Pangu Lab for their assistance.
libpthread
We would like to acknowledge Fabiano Anemone for their assistance.
Model I/O
We would like to acknowledge Yi=C4=9Fit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit) for
their assistance.
NetworkExtension
We would like to acknowledge Gongyu Ma (@Mezone0) for their assistance.
Shortcuts
We would like to acknowledge Kun Peeks (@SwayZGl1tZyyy), Robert Reichel
for their assistance.
Transparency
We would like to acknowledge Wojciech Regula of SecuRing
(wojciechregula.blog) for their assistance.
Wallet
We would like to acknowledge Lorenzo Santina (@BigNerd95) and Marco
Bartoli (@wsxarcher) for their assistance.
WebKit
We would like to acknowledge David Wood, EntryHi, Luigino Camastra of
Aisle Research, Stanislav Fort of Aisle Research, Vsevolod Kokorin
(Slonser) of Solidlab and Jorian Woltjer for their assistance.
macOS Tahoe 26.3 may be obtained from the Mac App Store or
Apple's Software Downloads web site:
https://support.apple.com/downloads/
All information is also posted on the Apple Security Releases
web site: https://support.apple.com/100100.
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