CVE-2020-9900

high

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.

References

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211291

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211290

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211288

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-10-22

Updated: 2023-01-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High