CVE-2020-3830

LOW
3.3
CVSS Score
Published: February 27, 2020 at 08:45 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS

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Severity
LOW3.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.3. A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 10.15.3v < macOS Catalina 10.15.3
Affected range stops below 10.15.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below macOS Catalina 10.15.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210919

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59

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