Description
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.3. A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/HT210919
Scores
CVSS v3
3.3
EPSS
0.0033
EPSS Percentile
24.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x
< 10.15.3
Published
Feb 27, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026