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Type: advisorySources: Official CVE ListCVE: CVE-2026-20687

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

Products
iOS and iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-20687
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 21:39 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-20687

core-cve · Original source

Published 25 Mar 2026, 00:35 UTC

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

cve:CVE-2026-20687

iOS and iPadOS

Fixed versions: Not specified

macOS

Fixed versions: Not specified

tvOS

Fixed versions: Not specified

watchOS

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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