---
id: CVE-2026-20648
title: A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data to a protected location
summary: >-
  A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data to a protected
  location. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.3. A
  malicious app may be able to access notifications from other iCloud devices.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: adp
vendor: Apple
product: macOS
affected:
  - macOS < 15.8.2
  - macOS < 26.3
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-02-12T19:01:18.950980Z'
published: '2026-02-11'
updated: '2026-10-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-26T20:43:27.333Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20648'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/126348'
  - url: 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/149523'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00246
epssPercentile: 0.15742
ingestedAt: '2026-10-27T16:11:59.085Z'
---

## Overview

A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data to a protected location. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.3. A malicious app may be able to access notifications from other iCloud devices.

## Affected

- `macOS < 15.8.2`
- `macOS < 26.3`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.