PT-2020-20850 · Apple · Ios+3

Ck01 + 3 · Published 2020-10-22 · Updated 2023-01-09 · CVE-2020-9901

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 13.6 iPadOS versions prior to 13.6 macOS Catalina versions prior to 10.15.6 tvOS versions prior to 13.4.8

Description The issue existed within the path validation logic for symlinks, which was addressed with improved path sanitization. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 13.6, update to iOS 13.6 or later. For iPadOS versions prior to 13.6, update to iPadOS 13.6 or later. For macOS Catalina versions prior to 10.15.6, update to macOS Catalina 10.15.6 or later. For tvOS versions prior to 13.4.8, update to tvOS 13.4.8 or later.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-9901

Affected Products

Ios

Ipados

Macos Catalina

Tvos

References · 5

• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211288 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211290 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9901 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-9901 · Vendor Advisory