CVE-2020-9901

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. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.8 High

Status

Modified - product-security@apple.com

Published

2020-10-22

Last modified

2024-08-04

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected products

• Ios (Apple)
• Ipados (Apple)
• Iphone Os (Apple)
• Mac Os X (Apple)
• Macos (Apple)
• Tvos (Apple)

References

• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211288
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211290