CVEvulnerability

CVE-2020-9900

7.8 HIGH Published 2020-10-22 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2020-10-22
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.6 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-59

Description

An issue existed within the path validation logic for symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved path sanitization. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

Affected configurations

• apple ipados (< 13.6) • apple iphone os (< 13.6) • apple mac os x (< 10.15.6) • apple tvos (< 13.4.8) • apple watchos (< 6.2.8)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References