What is CVE-2020-13095?

CVE-2020-13095 is a high-severity vulnerability in Obdev Little Snitch, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-06-30.

How severe is CVE-2020-13095?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Obdev Little Snitch

CVE-2020-13095

Little Snitch version 4.5.1 and older changed ownership of a directory path controlled by the user. This allowed the user to escalate to root by linking the path to a directory containing code executed by root.

EPSS: 0.019 (77.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Obdev Little_snitch
N/a Little Snitch — versions up to 4.5.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

office@obdev.at (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13095?: CVE-2020-13095 is a high-severity vulnerability in Obdev Little Snitch, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-06-30.
How severe is CVE-2020-13095?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.