CVE-2020-3835

MediumCVSS 4.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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 access restricted files.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 27, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-3835: Medium severity, CVSS 4.4 | Vulnix