CVE-2026-20627

Published Feb 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue existed in the handling of environment variables. This issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Improper Environment Variable Validation Exposes Sensitive Data
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue existed in the handling of environment variables. This issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. An issue existed in the handling of environment variables. This issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Improper Environment Variable Validation Exposes Sensitive Data
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue existed in the handling of environment variables. This issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. An issue existed in the handling of environment variables. This issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, visionOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os
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Weaknesses CWE-20
Metrics cvssV3_1

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

ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Apple visionos
Apple watchos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple ios And Ipados
Apple macos
Apple visionos
Apple watchos
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue existed in the handling of environment variables. This issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apple
Published
Updated
Aug 21, 2026, 12:38 AM
Reserved
Nov 11, 2025, 2:43 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 11, 2026, 11:16 PM
Modified
Aug 21, 2026, 1:16 AM