A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions.
This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.0, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 4 products from apple, from apple, from apple and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2026, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2026-02-11T23:16:10.107
2026-02-17T16:20:28.307
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 9.0 (CRITICAL)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | apple | ipados | < 18.7.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | ipados | < 26.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | iphone_os | < 18.7.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | iphone_os | < 26.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | macos | < 14.8.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | macos | < 26.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | visionos | < 26.3 | Yes |
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