Path Traversal in Apple macOS
CVE-2020-9782
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, and Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra. A remote attacker may be able to overwrite existing files.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.013 (66.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Apple Macos — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac_os_x
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9782?
- CVE-2020-9782 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-10-27.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9782?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.