CVE-2020-27896 — Path Traversal in Apple Macos

CWE-22 — Path Traversal3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.0%
top 23.23%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple MAC OS X
Timeline
PublishedDec 8
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. A remote attacker may be able to modify the file system.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 11.0
▶NVDapple/macos11.0 — 11.0.1
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.14.0 — 10.14.6+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-g5hr-gmvw-m425: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-27896: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation↗2020-12-08
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