CVE-2020-9782

7.5 highEPSS 1.2%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 69% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-22
Published: 2020-10-27
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:mac_os_x

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788

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