CVE-2020-9900

HIGH | Platform: iOS | Changelog

CVE Details

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.

CVSS 3.1 Score

Metric	Value
Base Score	7.8 (HIGH)
Vector	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

Weakness

CWE-59

References

Apple Security Advisory
NVD Entry
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289 (Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211290 (Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211291 (Vendor Advisory)