CVE-2020-9986 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A file access issue existed with certain home folder files. This was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.7. A malicious application may be able to read sensitive location information.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00182.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apple Subscribe	Mac Os X Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-30765	A file access issue existed with certain home folder files. This was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.7. A malicious application may be able to read sensitive location information.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/21
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211849

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2020-10-22T18:06:41

Updated: 2024-08-04T10:50:57.295Z

Reserved: 2020-03-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-9986

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-22T19:15:15.900

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:41:38.880

Link: CVE-2020-9986

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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