What is CVE-2020-3835?

CVE-2020-3835 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2020-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2020-3835?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2020-3835

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 access restricted files.

EPSS: 0.003 (25.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions unspecified
Apple Mac_os_x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3835?: CVE-2020-3835 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2020-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-3835?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.