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CVE-2026-20700: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1KEVWeaponized No fix recorded

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 61/100)

  • CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Feb 12, 2026). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Mar 5, 2026.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.6% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 76.8% of all records.
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Until a fix is released, restrict access to the affected component and follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS

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.

Published
Feb 11, 2026
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
1.6% · 76th percentile

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Action score

61

This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.6%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Feb 12, 2026. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Mar 5, 2026.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
appleipados
appleiphone os
applemacos
appletvos
applevisionos
applewatchos

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apple). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS

    • before 26.3affected

  • Apple macOS

    • before 26.3affected

  • Apple tvOS

    • before 26.3affected

  • Apple visionOS

    • before 26.3affected

  • Apple watchOS

    • before 26.3affected
Affected versions · NVD (6)

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apple ipadosbefore 26.3
  • apple iphone osbefore 26.3
  • apple macosbefore 26.3
  • apple tvosbefore 26.3
  • apple visionosbefore 26.3
  • apple watchosbefore 26.3

Same product

apple: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2025-43300An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.KEV
    89Now
  • CVE-2021-30860An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.KEV
    84Now
  • CVE-2023-32434An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.KEV
    78This week

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-20680Feb 11, 2026 · The issue was addressed with additional restrictions on the observability of app states.
    26Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-20682Feb 11, 2026 · A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
    21Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-20649Feb 11, 2026 · A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
    30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×2

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:182026-05-23
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02026-05-25

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. CISA KEVsame day
  3. First PoC+100 d
  4. TodayNov 12, 2026+274 d

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-64771166 days apartA buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-43810166 days apartThe issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-64726166 days apartThe issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2025-43186197 days apartThe issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-2884789 days apartThe issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
    35Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

  • CVE-2025-4342856 days apartA configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-2895489 days apartA file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks.
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2025-4343699 days apartA permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2025-30468149 days apartThis issue was addressed through improved state management.
    26Monitor

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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References

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