CVE-2020-10010
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 8, 2020 at 08:01 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:47 AM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, tvOS 14.2, watchOS 7.1. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 14.2
Affected range stops below 14.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 14.2
Affected range stops below 14.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 11.0v < 11.0.110.14 ≤ v < 10.14.610.15 ≤ v < 10.15.710.14.610.14.6 security_update_2019-00110.14.6 security_update_2019-00210.14.6 security_update_2019-00410.14.6 security_update_2019-00510.14.6 security_update_2019-00610.14.6 security_update_2019-00710.14.6 security_update_2020-00110.14.6 security_update_2020-00210.14.6 security_update_2020-00310.14.6 security_update_2020-00410.14.6 security_update_2020-00510.14.6 security_update_2020-00610.15.710.15.7 security_update_2020
Affected range stops below 10.14.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.15.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 14.2
Affected range stops below 14.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/26Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211928x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211929x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211930x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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