VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-9782
A remote attacker may be able to overwrite existing files.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.25%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, and Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra. A remote attacker may be able to overwrite existing files.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.25% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- apple/mac os x
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.