Is CVE-2026-20614 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-20614 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-20614?

CVE-2026-20614 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-20614?

CVE-2026-20614 has an EPSS score of 0.16% (6th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-20614?

Upgrade macos to 26.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-20614

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:>= 26.0, < 26.3Fixed in:26.3CVE-2026-20614derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

6thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 6% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-02.