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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 22, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-9900

CVE-2020-9900

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.

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Affected products

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  • Apple Inc./Ipados2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <13.6
    • (no CPE)range: before 13.6
  • Apple Inc./Iphone OS
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <13.6
  • Apple Inc./Mac OS X
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <10.15.6
  • Apple Inc./tvOS2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <13.4.8
    • (no CPE)range: unspecified
  • Apple Inc./watchOS2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <6.2.8
    • (no CPE)range: unspecified
  • Apple Inc./macOSllm-fuzzy2 versions
    before 10.15.6+ 1 more
    • (no CPE)range: before 10.15.6
    • (no CPE)range: unspecified
  • Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy2 versions
    before 13.6+ 1 more
    • (no CPE)range: before 13.6
    • (no CPE)range: unspecified

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