Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 9, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2020-9855
CVE-2020-9855
Description
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: < 10.15.5
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- support.apple.com/HT211170mitrex_refsource_MISC
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