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CVE-2020-9901
An issue existed within the path validation logic for symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved path sanitization. This issue is…
High7.8EPSS 0.34%
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- apple
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. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.34% · top 72% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges
- CWE-59 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-59 and its CVEs
Affected products
References (3)
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211288 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211290 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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