CVE-2020-13095
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 30, 2020 at 04:33 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLittle Snitch
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Little Snitch version 4.5.1 and older changed ownership of a directory path controlled by the user. This allowed the user to escalate to root by linking the path to a directory containing code executed by root.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 4.5.1
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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