CVE-2020-9986 (GCVE-0-2020-9986)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-10-22 18:06 – Updated: 2024-08-04 10:50
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • A malicious application may be able to read sensitive location information
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211849 x_refsource_MISC
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/21 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < macOS Catalina 10.15.7 (custom)
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