Is CVE-2026-20651 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-20651 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-20651?

CVE-2026-20651 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-20651?

CVE-2026-20651 has an EPSS score of 0.20% (11th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-20651?

Update macOS Sequoia to 15.7.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-20651

MEDIUM

6.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.3. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

CWE-377

How to fix

Remediation Available

macOS SequoiaApple

Fixed in:15.7.5126795

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 RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.20%probability of exploitation in 30 days

11thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% 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 2026-03-25.