Path Traversal in Apple macOS
CVE-2020-10014
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. A malicious application may be able to break out of its sandbox.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.14.6, 10.15.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT212011 (Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/26 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-10014?
- CVE-2020-10014 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2020-12-08.
- How severe is CVE-2020-10014?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-10014 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.