PT-2020-20808
CVE-2020-9855
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Published
2020-06-09
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Updated
2020-06-11
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
macOS versions prior to 10.15.5
Description
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks, which could allow a local attacker to elevate their privileges. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 10.15.5, update to macOS Catalina 10.15.5 to resolve the issue.
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