CVE-2026-20698
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS...
- Published
- Mar 25, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Evidence observed
- Aug 25, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 25.9%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
Sources
1CVE-2026-20698: XNU kernel heap overflow via PF_ROUTE RTA_GENMASK. PoC and analysis. Independently discovered.
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