A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation
Published Oct 27, 2020
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.25%
Description
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.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<10.15
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 68.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.24% (0.01241) | 65.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 56.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 54.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00158) | 50.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04499) | 74.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.34% (0.00344) | 3.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.34% (0.00344) | 3.08th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788 x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788 | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory |
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