CVE-2026-20669

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

5.5

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 4.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 11, 2026

Last Modified

February 12, 2026

References (1)

product-security@applehttps://support.apple.com/en-us/126348

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-22Path Traversal

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-29 14:01 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-29 14:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
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What is CVE-2026-20669?

CVE-2026-20669 is a medium vulnerability published on February 11, 2026. A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

When was CVE-2026-20669 disclosed?

CVE-2026-20669 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 11, 2026, with the most recent update on February 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2026-20669 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-20669 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 4.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-20669?

CVE-2026-20669 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2026-20669?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-20669, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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