An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved privacy controls. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
PUBLISHED5.2
Problem type
- An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Affected products
Apple
macOS
< 14.8.8 - AFFECTED
< 15.7.8 - AFFECTED
References
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072
GitHub Security Advisories
GHSA-27pq-h4wp-4qvp
An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved privacy controls. This issue is fixed...
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-27pq-h4wp-4qvpAn information disclosure issue was addressed with improved privacy controls. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
JSON source
https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-20672Click to expand
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