Low severity3.3NVD Advisory· Published Oct 22, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-9986

Description

A file access issue existed with certain home folder files. This was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.7. A malicious application may be able to read sensitive location information.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <10.15.7
Apple Inc./macOS Catalinallm-fuzzy
Range: = 10.15.7
Apple Inc./macOSv5
Range: unspecified

Patches

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References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/21nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT211849nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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