CVE-2020-9782

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.

• CWE-22

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Published

Oct 27, 2020

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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