HIGH

CVE-2026-20700

Apple Ipados 2026-02-11 CVSS v3.1

CVSS

7.8

KEV

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 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.

Summary dbcve.org

A memory corruption vulnerability in Apple operating systems (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS) stemming from improper state management allows an attacker with memory write capability to achieve arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability was actively exploited in highly sophisticated targeted attacks against specific individuals prior to iOS 26.

Mitigation

Apply the vendor-supplied patches by updating to iOS 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, or watchOS 26.3 respectively, as this is a patch-based remediation with no configuration or code changes required.

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-119 Memory Buffer Bounds Error

EPSS Score

1.34%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

70.1th percentile

References

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

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