CVE-2020-9900

An issue existed within the path validation logic for symlinks

published October 22, 2020

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
31.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00388 · 31.7th percentile
Published
2020-10-22T18:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 OCT 18:00Z
    An issue existed within the path validation logic for symlinks
    cvelistv5