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01 Record

CVE-2020-9900

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 32.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-10-22 18:00Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 10:43Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-03-02
Assigning CNA
apple
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
Data version
5.1
Document digest
a4a64608c3800610587d32d3e62159aa4ed03cb0c461fe44ab7846299c1f57fe

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
AppleiOS< iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6—
ApplemacOS< macOS Catalina 10.15.6—
AppletvOS< tvOS 13.4.8—
ApplewatchOS< watchOS 6.2.8—

06 References