Description
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, tvOS 14.2, watchOS 7.1. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211928
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211929
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211930
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212011
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/26
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0044
EPSS Percentile
35.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (7)
apple/ipados
< 14.2
apple/iphone_os
< 14.2
apple/mac_os_x
10.14.6 (13 CPE variants)
apple/mac_os_x
10.15.7 (2 CPE variants)
apple/mac_os_x
< 11.0.1
apple/tvos
< 14.2
apple/watchos
< 7.1
Published
Dec 08, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026