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Type: advisorySources: Official CVE ListCVE: CVE-2026-20690

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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 Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. Processing an audio stream in a maliciously crafted media file may terminate the process.

Products
iOS and iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-20690
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 21:39 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-20690

core-cve · Original source

Published 25 Mar 2026, 00:32 UTC

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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 Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. Processing an audio stream in a maliciously crafted media file may terminate the process.

cve:CVE-2026-20690

iOS and iPadOS

Fixed versions: Not specified

macOS

Fixed versions: Not specified

tvOS

Fixed versions: Not specified

visionOS

Fixed versions: Not specified

watchOS

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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