CVE-2020-10014 Path traversal in macOS
A malicious application can exploit a path parsing flaw to break out of its sandbox, requiring an OS upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-10014?
CVE-2020-10014 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 8 Dec 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. A malicious application may be able to break out of its sandbox.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10014?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2020-10014?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10014 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2020-10014 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10014 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h8r9-5w83-vj2q.