CVE-2020-9986 Information disclosure in macOS
A malicious application can read sensitive location information from home folder files due to insufficient access restrictions.
- 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-2020-9986?
CVE-2020-9986 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 22 Oct 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 file access issue existed with certain home folder files. This was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.7. A malicious application may be able to read sensitive location information.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9986?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Mac Os X.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9986?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9986 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-9986 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9986 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mq53-q6cw-r9cc.