Apple macOS up to 14.7/15.6/26.2 App information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple macOS up to 14.7/15.6/26.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component App. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-20624. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 14.7/15.6/26.2 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An injection issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-20624 since 11/11/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 298657 (macOS 15.x < 15.7.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (126349)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 26.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (298657). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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ADP CISA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 298657
Nessus Name: macOS 15.x < 15.7.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (126349)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 26.3

Timelineinfo

11/11/2025 CVE reserved
02/12/2026 +93 days Advisory disclosed
02/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/16/2026 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-20624 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-20624
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-345712
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2026 06:45
Updated: 02/16/2026 15:08
Changes: 02/12/2026 06:45 (57), 02/14/2026 10:31 (11), 02/16/2026 15:08 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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