An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
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History

Wed, 13 May 2026 00:45:00 +0000

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Title Authorization weakness allows apps to access sensitive user data without permission in macOS Tahoe

Tue, 12 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Title macOS Tahoe Authorization Flaw Exposing User Data
Weaknesses CWE-284

Tue, 12 May 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 12 May 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-862
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 11 May 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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Title macOS Tahoe Authorization Flaw Exposing User Data
Weaknesses CWE-284

Mon, 11 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

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Description An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-12T18:34:40.108Z

Reserved: 2025-11-11T14:43:07.876Z

Link: CVE-2026-20696

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T18:34:07.102Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-11T21:18:50.830

Modified: 2026-05-12T19:48:01.077

Link: CVE-2026-20696

cve-icon Redhat

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