CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-9855

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

4.6 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://support.apple.com/HT211170 Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2020-06-09 05:15

Updated : 2020-06-11 01:20

NVD link : CVE-2020-9855

Mitre link : CVE-2020-9855

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-20