2026-07-27 20:14CVE-2026-20672apple
PUBLISHED5.2

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.

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

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-4qvp

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.

JSON source

https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-20672
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